Quint v. Dimond

This is an action to recover damages for the burning and destruction of certain wheat and fences growing and being on land of plaintiff. At the time of the fire which destroyed plaintiff’s said property defendants were operating a combined harvester propelled by a traction engine on land of one Jenkins adjoining that of plaintiff; and it is averred that a fire was caused on this adjoining land by sparks from said engine; that this fire, in spite of all -efforts to suppress it, spread onto plaintiff’s land and destroyed his said wheat and fences; and that the fire was -caused by the imperfect…