Quitman Naval Stores Co. v. Conway

Citations

• 63 Fla. 253

Syllabus

<p>1. Crude turpentine that is collected in cavities or boxes cut in the pine trees which supply it, is personal property for the unlawful conversion of which trover may be maintained.</p> <p>2. Where crude turpentine is unlawfully but not wilfully taken from boxes cut in pine trees, the measure of recovery in trover is the value of the crude turpentine at the time of conversion with interest; and the conversion takes place when the product is unlawfully taken from the boxes or other receptacles on the trees.</p> <p>3. In an action of trover to recover damages for the unlawful but not wilful conversion of crude turpentine by taking it from the trees that produce it, a judgment for a conversion of crude turpentine of a stated value in spirits of turpentine and rosin with interest is erroneous, since the proper measure of damages is the value of the crude turpentine at the timé of conversion with interest.</p>