Illinois Supreme Court December 15, 1853 (Buckmaster v. Job)

Treat, C. J.

Buckmaster and Evans brought an action of debt against Job, to recover the statutory penalty for cutting trees on a tract of land in Madison county. They also brought an action of replevin against Job, to recover a quantity of cord-wood made out of the same trees. The pleadings required the plaintiffs to prove title to the land on which the trees were cut.