Opinion ID: 1756913
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: The Pre-1975 Damage Issue

Text: The trial court held that Johnson and Church and Mullins were not entitled to receive double damages as Bethlehem had shown color of title. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We find no abuse of discretion by the trial court disallowing Johnson and Church and Mullins from recovering double damages and accordingly affirm. Based on the foregoing, we affirm the Court of Appeals on the issues of title and pre-1975 damages. We reverse the Court of Appeals on the issues of willful trespass and pre-judgment interest. We affirm the trial court and reverse the Court of Appeals holding that interest on the judgment entered by the Pike Circuit Court shall be 12 percent as opposed to the 10 percent ordered. LAMBERT, LEIBSON, and SPAIN, JJ., concur. REYNOLDS, J., dissents with a separate opinion in which STEPHENS, C.J., and WINTERSHEIMER, J., join.