§ 51-12-50 - Measure of damages for converted timber
O.C.G.A. 51-12-50 (2010)
51-12-50. Measure of damages for converted timber
Except as provided in Code Section 51-12-51, where plaintiff recovers for timber cut and carried away, the measure of damage:
(1) Where defendant is a willful trespasser, is the full value of the property at the time and place of demand or when an action is brought without deduction for his labor or expense;
(2) Where defendant is an unintentional or innocent trespasser or an innocent purchaser from such trespasser, is the value at the time of conversion less the value he or his vender added to the property; and
(3) Where defendant is a purchaser without notice from a willful trespasser, is the value at the time of his purchase.