North Carolina § 1-539 - 1. (Effective until December 1, 2021) Damages for unlawful cutting, removal or burning of timber; misrepresentation of property lines.
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§ 1-539. 1. (Effective until December 1, 2021) Damages for unlawful cutting, removal or burning of timber; misrepresentation of property lines.
Any person, firm or corporation not being the bona fide owner thereof or agent of the owner who shall without the consent and permission of the bona fide owner enter upon the land of another and injure, cut or remove any valuable wood, timber, shrub or tree therefrom, shall be liable to the owner of said land for double the value of such wood, timber, shrubs or trees so injured, cut or removed. If any person, firm or corporation shall willfully and intentionally set on fire, or cause to be set on fire, in any manner whatever, any valuable wood, timber or trees on the lands of another, such person, firm or corporation shall be liable to the owner of said lands for double the value of such wood, timber or trees damaged or destroyed thereby. Any person, firm or corporation cutting timber under contract and incurring damages as provided in subsection (a) of this section as a result of a misrepresentation of property lines by the party letting the contract shall be entitled to reimbursement from the party letting the contract for damages incurred. History (1945, c. 837; 1955, c. 594; 1971, c. 119; 1977, c. 859.) Legal Periodicals. - For article discussing remedies for trespass to land in North Carolina, see 47 N.C.L. Rev. 334 (1969).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-539 ("1. (Effective until December 1, 2021) Damages for unlawful cutting, removal or burning of timber; misrepresentation of property lines.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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