Boudreaux v. Ledet

Forty cords of wood belonging to plaintiff were destroyed by fire on February 11, 1925, and seven dollars were expended by him for labor to extinguish it. He sues defendant for the value of the cord-wood and the amount spent to suppress the fire, claiming that it was negligently lighted by defendant and was carelessly permitted by defendant to spread to his property with the result stated, and for which he demands damages for $288.50, including attorney’s fees.

Judgment was rendered in his favor for $168.20, from which defendant appeals.

The evidence shows that defendant had lighted or started…