{
  "id": 11525267,
  "title": "Mississippi couple wins $41,920 after loggers cut 1,299 trees on their land",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/mississippi-couple-wins-41-920-after-loggers-cut-1-299-trees-on-their",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T20:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2022-loggers-working-for-neighbours-crossed-onto-a-mississippi-couples-land-and-cut-1299-trees-their-handwritten-tally-helped-secure-a-41920-award-later-upheld-on-appeal/articleshow/134619743.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a significant logging error, 1,299 trees were cut down on Gerald and Rhonda Smith's property in Mississippi. The Smiths meticulously recorded the extent of their loss through photographs and measurements, leading to legal proceedings. A court recognized the logging company's blatant negligence, awarding the couple $41,920. Expert surveyor J.T. Strickland confirmed the boundary lines, and the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}