Pinkerton-Hays Lumber Company v. Pope

127 So.2d 441 (1961)

PINKERTON-HAYS LUMBER COMPANY, Inc., Petitioner,

v.

Doyle POPE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 1, 1961.

Keen, O'Kelley & Spitz, A. Frank O'Kelley and H.O. Pemberton, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Roy T. Rhodes of Horne & Rhodes, Ausley, Ausley & McMullen, Tallahassee, and Marks, Gray, Yates, Conroy & Gibbs, Jacksonville, for respondent.

HOBSON, Justice.

The petitioner brought an action in the circuit court of Taylor County against the respondent for fire damage to petitioner's sawmill, allegedly suffered as a result of respondent's negligence. From an adverse verdict…