Coleman v. Nail

W. A. Nail sued D. Y. Coleman for causing a fire which burned over described lands of the plaintiff, causing damage in a named amount. The petition alleged that one Hayes was the overseer and agent of the defendant, “having general supervision” of the turpentine business of the defendant on land adjoining the land of plaintiff, and that said Hayes and other employees of defendant acting under Hayes, who was at the time acting as agent of the defendant, and within the scope of their employment, carelessly and negligently set out fire and caused to be burned certain woodlands, the ownership and…