Federal Compress & Warehouse Co. v. Swilley

*109Gillespie, J.

Swilley Gin Company obtained a joint and several judgment against Federal Compress & Warehouse Company and J. H. Brent for damages resulting from the burning of 105 bales of cotton. The defendants filed separate appeals.

W. W. Swilley and his brother, W. M. Swilley, doing business as Swilley Gin Company, and hereinafter referred to as the Gin, operate a cotton gin in Rankin County. Federal Compress & Warehouse Company, hereinafter referred to as Compress, is a corporation engaged in the compressing and storage of cotton in Hinds County. J. H. Brent, a resident of Hinds County, is…