140 FOREST VALUATION 



extremely doubtful, and in suits instituted by New York, this 

 provision, while held as a club over the heads of the offending 

 parties, has not been used as the basis of determining the dam- 

 ages. Even in private contracts it has been found advisable 

 to secure compliance with contract terms by other means than 

 the enforcement of punitive damages for unauthorized acts. 



