Newsom v. Whittington

OPINION

ROSS, Justice.

Jimmie Newsom brought this cause of action, claiming damages from a fire originat*412ing on O.P. Whittington’s property. New-som appeals from a judgment finding that Whittington did not negligently permit the accumulation of debris on land that he possessed. In his points of error, Newsom claims Whittington was negligent as a matter of law and that the jury verdict was not supported by the evidence or was against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence. He also claims that Whittington was negligent per se because he violated the Houston fire code, that the evidence…