Morris v. Futch

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Morris is the owner of several lots in a Tifton, Georgia, subdivision; appellant Ford and appellee Futch own adjacent lots in the subdivision. In February 1987 appellee set fire to a pile of brush and debris he had gathered on the line between his own lot and appellant Ford’s vacant lot. Futch walked about 100 feet to a nearby lake shore, and while he was fishing the fire spread across Ford’s lot. Although some men working nearby called Futch’s attention to the run-away fire, he allegedly permitted it to burn across Ford’s lot and eventually across three vacant…