Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Ehlert

Action by Charles Ehlert against the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railway Company, on a change of venue from the White Circuit Court, to recover damages for the destruction of certain property by fire, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the company. The complaint was in two paragraphs. The first paragraph charged that the defendant carelessly and negligently suffered and permitted grass, weeds and other combustible material to grow, mature and accumulate along its track and right of way in the vicinity of and adjoining a certain tract of land belonging to the plaintiff;…