Pettus v. Louisville N. R. Co.

This is a suit by J. A. Pettus against the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, a corporation, for damages to his timber lands, caused from fire alleged to have been set by sparks from the engine of the defendant, or that it negligently allowed grass, weeds, or inflammable material to accumulate and remain on its right of way and that fire originated thereon, and by this material was communicated to plaintiff’s timber lands, causing the damage.

The cause was tried by a .jury. They returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, and, from a judgment thereon by the court, this appeal is…