Case Name: Claus Tomhave, Appellant, v. Richard H. Vortman, Appellee
Court: Illinois Appellate Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1917-04-16
Citations: 204 Ill. App. 623
Docket Number: 
Parties: Claus Tomhave, Appellant, v. Richard H. Vortman, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Appellate Court Reports
Volume: 204
Pages: 623–624

Head Matter:
Claus Tomhave, Appellant, v. Richard H. Vortman, Appellee.
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Abstract of the Decision.
1. Licenses, § 29 —when evidence insufficient to show license to cut trees. Evidence held insufficient to show a license by plaintiff to defendant to cut certain trees standing on plaintiff’s land, in an action to recover damages for such cutting, the only testi mony as to such license being that of defendant, denied by plaintiff, that plaintiff in a certain conversation stated that they would let the trees in question grow up for posts and each take one-half.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Norman L. Jones, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1916.
Reversed and remanded.
Opinion filed April 16, 1917.
Statement of the Case.
Action of trespass by Clans Tomhave, plaintiff, against Richard H. Vortman, defendant, to recover for cutting of plaintiff’s hedge trees. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
The appeal was transferred by the Supreme Court, to which it was originally taken, to the Appellate Court by the opinion in Tomhave v. Vortman, 274 Ill. 28, to which reference is made for statement of facts and issues.
John J. Reeve and Kirby, Wilson & Brockhouse, for appellant.
William N. Hairgrove and William L. Patton, for appellee.
See Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.
See Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Eldredge
delivered the opinion of the court.
2. Licenses, § 34*—when revocable at will. A license given by a party to another to cut trees on the licensor's land, held to carry no interest in the realty and to be revocable at the will of the licensor.