Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. Welch
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B'. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Dade county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Parkhilu, J.:
The defendant in error, hereinafter to be called the plaintiff, sued the plaintiff in error in the *148circuit court for Dade county in an action for damages^ caused through, its negligent communication of fire from a locomotive engine to the lands of the plaintiff, whereby a large number of orange and grapefruit trees of plaintiff were consumed and injured. The declaration filed on the 6th day of February, 1906, is as follows: “Now comes the plaintiff, J. H. Welsh, by his attorney, G-. A. Worley, sues the defendant corporation, the Florida East Coast Railway Company, a Florida…
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