Caldwell v. Walker

In this action for damages for the cutting, logging and removal of timber, the sole question for our determination is whether the evidence is sufficient to justify an award of treble damages in favor of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs J. C. Caldwell, hereafter referred to as Caldwell, and Rachel V. Caldwell are husband and wife. The defendants Kenneth W. Walker, hereinafter referred to as Walker, and Virginia A. Walker are also husband and wife.

Caldwell was a rancher and was also engaged in the timber business. For a number of years he owned a 1,300-acre ranch in Humboldt County known as the…