Hicks v. Mississippi Lumber Co.

Citations

• 95 Miss. 353
• 48 So. 624

Syllabus

<p>Trespass to Lands. Gutting trees. Defenses. Code 1906, §§ 4976-4979. Statutory penalties. Value of trees cut. License.</p> <p>A verbal license to enter land and cut trees thereon, given by tbe plaintiff or bis agent to tbe defendant, Is a defense to an action for tbe statutory penalty, Code 1906, §§ 4976-4979, for cutting trees without tbe owner’s consent, and in tbe absence of a contract, express or implied, is a defense to a suit for tbe value of tbe trees cut.</p>