West v. McClure
West v. McClure
Opinion of the Court
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
McClure, claiming to own some land in • Tunica county, Mississippi, finding West in Shelby county, Tennessee, sued him in tbat county and state, and bad him served there with process to defend bis action against him. McClure’s declaration in tbe circuit court of Tennessee has two counts. Tbe first avers tbat West went on bis Mississippi land and cut trees, and claims in assumpsit the value of tbe trees so cut and carried off and converted to bis own use by West. Tbe second count charges tbat McClure “entered upon tbe said land and cut (tbe trees), and thereupon be became liable to tbe plaintiff (McClure) for tbe value of said trees, and thereupon be became liable,” etc., and “undertook and promised to pay,” etc. Both counts are clearly in assumpsit for values on tbeir face, and neither is technically for trespass quare clausum fregit. To this Tennessee declaration West pleaded not guilty, non assumpsit, and specially tbat be went on tbe land ¿nd cut tbe trees under a license from tbe then owner, and before McClure was owner. On these issues, and these only, trial was bad, and a verdict
On these facts, and our view of Evans v. Miller, 58 Miss., 120 (38 Am. St.. Rep., 313), and Alliance, etc., v. Nettleton, 74 Miss., 584 (21 South. Rep., 396; 36 L. R. A., 155; 60 Am. St. Rep., 531), and Archibald v. R. R. Co., 66 Miss., 424 (6 South. Rep., 238), and the intimation in Oliver v. Loye, 59 Miss., 324, the case now 'before us is
Affirmed,
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