Legal Wit — If a Tree Falls . . .

Legal Wit — If a Tree Falls . . .

If a tree is cut down in the forest, and a judge hears about it, who owns that tree?
This is a contest, under s. 490 of the Criminal Code of Canada, to determine who is the owner of 10 railway cars of logs that were seized by the Ministry of Forests, and the RCMP

British Columbia v. Wil'dahl'ax Development Corp. |
2001 CarswellBC 1972 |
British Columbia Provincial Court
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