Southern Railway Co. v. Scott

Head, Presiding Justice.

There are many decisions by this court and the Court of Appeals in cases wherein a recovery was sought for damages resulting from a, fire alleged to have been caused by a spark from the engine of a train. Counsel have not cited any case where the damages claimed were alleged to have resulted from a fire originating in a hotbox on a train, and our search has not revealed such a, case. The measure, of diligence required of a railroad company for the prevention of fire by its locomotives is ordinary care and diligence to equip its engines with the best appliances in…