Barrett v. Western & Atlantic Railroad

1. On the trial of a suit to recover damages alleged to have been caused by fire originating from sparks negligently emitted from the defendant’s locomotive, the plaintiff as a witness was asked how much insurance he had collected from the burned property. Objection was made to his answering the question; and counsel for the defendant stated that he wished to make the point whether the plaintiff could recover of the railroad company all of his loss, in addition to the amount he had received from the insurance company, and *48wished to have a review of the decisions on that subject. The judge…