WIMBERLY v. BARR

No. 3817.

359 S.C. 414 (2004)

597 S.E.2d 853

John D. WIMBERLY, Appellant/Respondent, v. Wayne BARR, Steve Rutland and Roy Rutland, d/b/a South Willow Logging and Roy Rutland Logging and Southeastern Forest Products, Inc., Respondents/Appellants.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided June 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd Raymond Ellis, of Columbia, for Appellant-Respondent.

Arthur E. White, Jr., of W. Columbia, and Robert Buffington, of Columbia, for Respondents-Appellants.


CURETON, A.J.:

John D. Wimberly brought this action against Wayne Barr; Steve Rutland and Roy Rutland, doing business as South Willow Logging and Roy Rutland Logging; and Southeastern Forest Products, Inc., for cutting timber on his property without permission. The jury awarded actual and punitive damages. After post-trial motions, the trial judge decreased the amount of actual damages to equal three times the value of the timber pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 16...

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