Miller v. Sabinske

HUNTER, Judge.

This is an action for damages to plaintiffs-respondents’ trees, fence, corn crop and grass alleged to have been caused by the defendant-appellant, Robert J. Sabinske, setting a fire on his premises for the purpose of clearing his land of weeds, brush, and grass for residential development and negligently permitting the fire to spread to plaintiffs’ adjoining land.

After trial and in accordance with the jury’s verdict plaintiffs received judgment for $2,000 from which sum plaintiffs voluntarily remitted $517, leaving a reduced judgment of $1,483.

On this appeal the questions…