Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. McElmurray Bros.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Richmond county— Judge W. F. Eve. November 1, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
The plaintiffs sued the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company and the- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, for damages alleged to have been caused by fire occasioned by the emission of sparks from an engine of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company while being operated over the tracks ' *234of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway Company. It was alleged that the engine was not equipped with a proper sparkarrester and appliances to prevent the emission of live sparks, and that the engine was negligently operated, in that an unnecessary amount of steam was applied, causing an…
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