Stephens v. May

The whole evidence in the cause is detailed in the records, from which it appeared that the appellant had nearly finished the house according to his contract with the appellee; there was only a few days work to do when the house caught fire, and was destroyed. From Stephen’s own acknowledgement May had advanced him $300 before the accident took place. May and his family, at the time were living in one room of the house, by the permission of Stephens of course; and the evidence shows that Stephens, who was at work in one room of the house, had a fire made in the hearth to boil glue, and had,…