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Wellington v. StateWellington v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas
Nov 15, 1889
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

Trespass: Hunting, etc. If the charge of the ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‍court demanded of the appellants a greater degree of diligence than the law sanctions in ascertaining ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‍the boundaries of the land upon which they had permission to hunt, it did not ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‍prejudice them, because there is no evidence in the abstract tending to show that they ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‍used any diligence at all. Clark v. State, 50 Ark., 570.

Braithwait was the owner of the ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​‍land within the meaning of the act. Affirm.

Case Details

Case Name: Wellington v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Arkansas
Date Published: Nov 15, 1889
Citation: 52 Ark. 266
Court Abbreviation: Ark.
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