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Exemplary Damages for injuring Timber and Special 

 Liability of Railroads. 



R. L. 185, sect. 7. A person who without license wilfully 

 cuts down, carries away, girdles or otherwise destroys any 

 Treble trees, timber, wood or underwood on the land of 



wilfully* f r another shall be liable to the owner in an action 

 cutting, etc. o f tort or three times the amount of damages 

 assessed therefor; but if it is found that the defendant had 

 good reason to believe that the land on which the trespass 

 was committed was his own or that he was otherwise lawfully 

 authorized to do the acts complained of, he shall be liable for 

 single damages only. 



R. L. Ill, sect. 270. Every railroad corporation and street 

 railway company shall be liable in damages to a person or 

 Raiir ad corporation whose buildings or other property 

 liability for may be injured by fire communicated by its 

 locomotive engines, and shall have an insurable 

 interest in the property upon its route for which it may be so 

 held liable, and may procure insurance thereon in its own 

 behalf. If it is held liable in damages, it shall be entitled to 

 the benefit of any insurance effected upon such property by 

 the owner thereof, less the cost of premium and expense of 

 recovery. The money received as insurance shall be deducted 

 from the damages, if recovered before they are assessed; and 

 if not so recovered, the policy of insurance shall be assigned 

 to the corporation which is held liable in damages, and it 

 may maintain an action thereon. 



