Hawkins v. Collins

This is an action for damages caused, as alleged, by the defendant’s negligent failure to properly watch and care for fire kindled by him upon his own premises, and which subsequently spread to the plaintiff’s farm and destroyed his property. The plaintiff prevailed, and the defendant appeals.

The only errors argued in the brief relate to the admission of testimony and the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict. The subjects are closely related and will be considered together.

The testimony is conflicting concerning the defendant’s negligence; but, since the jury found for the…