Hill v. Leichliter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Arn, J.:

This is a damage action to recover for loss of a standing wheat crop which was destroyed by fire. The jury’s verdict was for defendant and plaintiffs appeal. The facts may be sufficiently noted from the following résumé of the pleadings.

In the second amended petition, plaintiffs allege they are rési*87dents of Rawlins county, Kansas, and are co-owners of a wheat crop located on a tract of land in that county; that the defendant is a resident of the same county and engaged in the business of selling and repairing combines; that on July 10, 1946,…