MacDonald v. Protestant Episcopal Church

MB. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HABBISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal by defendants from a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs in an action to recover damages allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants.

The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants’ negligence was the proximate cause of a fire which damaged their property, Wild Horse Island. The negligence alleged is the failure to properly supervise two boys who were staying at a church camp operated by the defendants. One .of the boys allegedly started the fire.

The two boys, Bernard Hanson, age 17, and Dwight…