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Carpenter v. SavageCarpenter v. Savage

Mississippi Supreme Court
Oct 15, 1908
Reporters:
Before:
Calhoon
Calhoon, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court. We decline to consider any objections made ‍​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍to the action of the court below in permitting and refusing to permit the introduction of testimony, for the reason that the motion for a new trial does ‍​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍not. direct the attention of the court to tbe particular rulings.

In this ease the plaintiff, in his action to recover the statutory penalty for cutting trees, established clearly ‍​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍that he was in possession under color of title, claiming as owner, and this was. enough to sustain his action. But he further proved that his title was ‍​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍recognized and acknowledged by the actions of the de-. fendant himself. We do not hold that the defendant might not have successfully resisted by showing a perfect title ‍​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‍in him self or outstanding. This he did not do, nor propose to do-.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Carpenter v. Savage
Court Name: Mississippi Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 15, 1908
Citation: 93 Miss. 233
Court Abbreviation: Miss.
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