Beasley v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.

Beasley brought suit against the Central of Georgia Bailway Company, alleging that he, as the lessee of described lands, had been damaged by the negligence of the defendant company in setting fire on these lands. It is alleged that this fire caused “about 250 acres of woodland to be burned over, destroying all the trash and litter, exposing the land to the hot, baking sun, and killed, destroyed, and damaged practically all the wood timber on said 250 acres.” The plaintiff bases his right of action upon the fact that he was a lessee of the lands, it being alleged that “under the terms of said…