Talbert v. Tyler

AYRES, Judge.

This is an action in tort wherein plaintiff seeks to recover of the defendants damages to his pasture and for destruction of timber by a fire of January IS, 1956, on a tract of land owned by plaintiff in DeSoto Parish.

On the occasion of the fire, a pipeline across plaintiff’s property was under construction by J. E. Tyler, who subcontracted the welding of the line to Ted Alford. Plaintiff alleged that Chester Freeman, Alford’s employee, negligently permitted the fire to start while he was engaged in his welding operations. Made defendants, in addition to Tyler and Alford, were…