CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR REMEDY 101 



common law action of trespass, x and it is accordingly held 

 that the statutory action can be brought only where the 

 circumstances would sustain the common-law action. 2 

 Possession under color of title with claim of ownership has 

 been held sufficient to support the statutory action, 3 but 

 the general rule is that the action is available only to the 

 owner of the fee whether the act provide for treble dam- 

 ages 4 or for a penalty 5 for the unauthorized cutting of 

 timber. Thus the ownership of trees standing upon the 

 land of another has been held insufficient to support the 

 statutory action for a penalty, 6 unless the statute spe- 

 cifically provides that action shall be available to the owner 

 of timber apart from the land. 7 Actual possession under 

 claim of right and color of title raises a presumption of owner- 

 ship. 8 



Recovery of multiple damages or the penalty provided 

 may be given where the palintiff has title only without 



1. Eklund v. Lewis Lbr. Co., 13 Ida. 581. 92 Pac. 532; Sprague v. Irwin, 27 How. Pr. 



(N. Y.) 51; Hathaway v. Goslant, 77 Vt. 199, 59 Atl. 835; Davenport v. Newton, 

 71 Vt. 11, 42 Atl. 1087; Wiliey v. Laraway, 64 Vt. 559, 25 Atl. 436; Montgomery 

 v. E ilwards. 45 Vt. 75. 



2. Yocum v. Zahner 162 Pa. St. 468, 29 Atl. 778; Guild v. Prentiss, 83 Vt. 212, 74 



Atl. 1115; But See, Arnold v. Pfouts, 117 Pa. St. 103, 11 Atl. 871; Walton v. 

 Pollock, 2 Pa. Dist. 607, 12 Pa. Co. Ct. 216. 



3. Carpenter v. Savage, 93 Miss, 233, 46 So. 537; See Johnson v. Davis, 91 Miss. 708, 



45 So. 979. 



4. Newman v. Mountain Park Land Co., 85 Ark. 208, 107 S. W. 391, 122 Am. St. Rep. 



27; Taylor v. State, 65 Ark. 595; 47 S. W. 1055; Arn v. Matthews, 39 Kan. 272, 

 18 Pac. 65, Achey v. Hull, 7 Mich. 423; Reynolds v. Maynard (Mich. 1904), 

 100 N. W. 174; Kellar v. Central Tel. etc. Co., 53 Misc. 523, 105 N. Y. Suppl. 

 63; Van Deusen v. Young, 29 N. Y. 9; Lewis v. Thompson, 3 N. Y. App. Div. 

 329, 38 N. Y. Suppl. 316. 



5. Ala. Smythe Lbr. Co. v. Austin, 162 Ala. 110, 49 So. 875; Shelby Iron Co. v. 



Ridley, 135 Ala. 513, 33 So. 331; White v. Farris, 124 Ala. 461, 27 So. 



259; Higdon v. Kennemer, 120 Ala. 193, 24 So. 439, 112 Ala. 351, 20 So. 



470; Gravlee v. Williams, 112 Ala. 539, 20 So. 952; Turner Coal Co. v. 



Glover, 101 Ala. 289, 13 So. 478; Allison v. Little, 93 Ala. 150, 9 So. 388. 

 111. Edwards v. Hill, 11 111. 22 ; Clay v. Boyer, 10 111. 506; Jarrott v. Vaughn, 7 



111. 132; Whiteside v. Divers, 5 111. 336; Wright v. Bennett, 4 111. 258; 



David v. Correll, 68 111. App. 123; Behymer v. O'Dell, 45 111. App. 616, 



31 111. App. 350; Abney v. Austin, 6 111. App. 49. 



Miss. McCleary v. Anthony, 54 Miss. 708; Dejarnett v. Haynes, 23 Miss. 600. 

 Vt. Davenport v. Newton, 71 Vt. 11, 42 Atl. 1087. 



6. Clifton Iron Co. v. Curry, 108 Ala. 581, 18 So. 554. 



7. Brasher v. Shelby Iron Co., 144 Ala. 659, 40 So. 80; Harrison Naval Stores Co. v. 



Johnson, 91 Miss. 747, 45 So. 465. 



8. Higdon v. Kennemer, 120 Ala. 193, 24 So. 439; Higdon v. Kennemer, 112 Ala. 351, 



20 So. 470; Behymer v. O'dell, 45 111. App. 616; Abney v. Austin, 6 111. App. 49; 

 Mason v. Park, 4 111. 532; Darrill v. Dodds, 78 Miss. 912, 30 So. 4; McCleary v. 

 Anthony, 54 Miss. 708; Ware v. Collins, 35 Miss. 223, 72 Am. Dec. 122; Humes 

 v. Proctor, 151 N. Y. 520, 45 N. E. 948. 



