Byers' Administrator v. Hines

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Sampson

Affirming.

The residence of G. W. Byers, now deceased, of' Pleasureville, was destroyed by fire in May, 1918, and he commenced this action in the Henry circuit court against the Director General of Railroads, then operating the L. & N. railroad, to recover damages for the loss, on the averment that the house, which stood within seventy-five feet of the railroad tracks, was ignited by live sparks or coals emitted from an engine under the control of the' Director General operating to and fro on the tracks in front of the Byers residence. The Director General…