Any railroad contractor the railroad contractor's agent or operatives, who wrongfully cuts down, appropriates, or otherwise injures or destroys any growing timber, or wood, or any fence rails, on ground not belonging to the railroad company, shall be liable in damages to the party injured.
Code 1858, § 3407 (deriv. Acts 1857-1858, ch. 65, § 5); Shan., § 5162; mod. Code 1932, § 9321; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-2902.
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