Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Sherrill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action for Damages for Destruction of Houses by Fire. Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. B. Almon. . Action by S. L. Sherrell against tbe I/ouisville & Nashville Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. For former report of this case, see 148 Ala. 1. The nature and character of the action and the facts concerning the same are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
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Action for Damages for Destruction of Houses by Fire. Appeal from Morgan Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. B. Almon. . Action by S. L. Sherrell against tbe I/ouisville & Nashville Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. For former report of this case, see 148 Ala. 1. The nature and character of the action and the facts concerning the same are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. The following charges were requested by the plaintiff and given by the court: (1) “If yon believe from the evidence that plaintiff’s property described in his complaint was…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
Action in case to recover the value of a building and its contents, property of the. plaintiff, which Avore destroyed by fire alleged to have been communicated to the building through the negligence of the defendant. There were several counts in the complaint, all of which were withdraAvn except counts 1 and A; and the issues AA’ere made up with respect to these two. The cause was tried on the plea of the general issue.
Plaintiff’s building Avas located east of the defendant’s railroad in Hart selle, Ala., in a row Avith three other buildings, all of AAdiich fronted the railroad and were 75…
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