Legal Opinion
Banks v. Watrous
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 25, 1950PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
The plaintiff brought this' action under what is now § 8301 of the General Statutes to recover damages for the cutting of trees on his property, alleged to have been done by the defendant. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant has appealed from the denial of his motion to set it aside and from the judgment.
The defendant was rightfully engaged in lumbering operations on land called the Hanson tract, which adjoined that of the plaintiff. The plaintiff claimed to have proved that employees of the defendant cut twenty trees on his property, twelve of which had a diameter…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wray v. Fairfield Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Driscoll v. Jewell Belting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Avery v. SpicerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Sanderson v. Bob's Coaster CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Banks v. WatrousSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wadsworth Realty Co. v. SundbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- More v. UrbanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- LaFreniere v. GallinasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Wallingford Rod Gun Club, Inc. v. NearingConnecticut Superior Court · 1955
- Greenburg v. Algonquin Gas Trans. Co., No. Cv89-93620 (Mar. 10, 1993)Connecticut Superior Court · 1993
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