Missouri Pac. R.R., Thompson, Trustee v. Sims

Appellee recovered judgment for $900, the value of his home in the city of Wynne, including damages to his household goods, as found by the verdict of the jury. He sued upon the theory that one of appellant’s engines pulling a freight train blew a spark, which fell upon and ignited the house. This appeal presents only the question of fact whether the testimony is sufficient to support the finding that the fire originated from this cause.

The testimony tending to support that finding was to the following effect. The house was on the north side of the railroad, and about one hundred feet from…