EVANS v. B.R. BEDSOLE TIMBER CONTRACTORS

No. 19414-CA.

521 So.2d 837 (1988)

Johnny EVANS, et al., Appellants, v. B.R. BEDSOLE TIMBER CONTRACTORS, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Gamble, Jr., Mansfield, for appellants.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Walter O. Hunter, Jr., Shreveport, for appellees.

Before MARVIN, JASPER E. JONES and NORRIS, JJ.


NORRIS, Judge.

The plaintiff sued for trespass and wrongful cutting of timber from his property in DeSoto Parish. The trial court found that the defendants' conduct was wilful and intentional; pursuant to a special statute, it imposed damages of three times the fair market value of the trees cut and removed. The court also awarded property damage for illegally removing plaintiff's fence posts; and attorney fees and expert...

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