Swan v. Attaway

Appellant Swan filed suit to recover damages for loss by fire of certain garage equipment and other personal property. For his cause of action he alleged that appellee, the defendant, had brought upon appellant’s premises a tank, containing gasoline, and had negligently permitted gasoline to escape from the tank, and spread over the concrete floor and negligently permitted said gasoline to become ignited thereby destroying the property, the value of which is here sued for. There was a verdict and judgment for the defendant, from which is this appeal.

Appellant and appellee entered into a…