If I sold timber to someone and he cuts over the property’s lines.am I liable?

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If I sold timber to someone and he cuts over the property’s lines.am I liable?

The timber cutter wants his money back because he say the property belongs to someone else.

Asked on May 18, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Virginia

Answers:

B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 15 years ago | Contributor

There is more information that would be needed to answer this question.  You should get into all the details with a local attorney.  One place to find a qualified lawyer is our website, http://attorneypages.com

Some of the facts that matter here are how well the property line is marked, or how good a job you did in making it clear to the timber cutter where the line is.  If he cut timber from your property and from someone else's, he isn't due a complete refund, I wouldn't think, even if you were at least partly to blame for the mistake.  If it's all his mistake, it's his problem.


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