Southern Ry. Co. v. Ross

This is an action by W. T. Ross and others, late partners under the name of Ross & Nagle Lumber Company, against the Southern Railway Company, a corporation, to recover damages for the destruction by fire of certain pine lumber, piled on its right of way near or at Chisca Station, about 20 or 30 feet from the switch track. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. This appeal is by the defendant from a judgment thereon by the court.

There are three counts in the complaint as amended. Demurrers to each were overruled by the court. The defendant insists that each count is defective…