Williams v. Pringle
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Nassau County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
This writ of error was taken to a judgment against the receivers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, awarding damages for a saw mill and other property of Pringle destroyed by fire caused by sparks from an engine running on the railroad operated by the receivers.
The negligence alleged in one count is that “divers sparks and brands of fire were, through the carelessness and negligence of defendants, their agents and. servants, allowed and suffered to escape from said engine and to set fire to said mill of plaintiff; that because of, and 'as a direct result of the negligence and carelessness of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Benedict Pineapple Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
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