Louisville N. R. Co. v. Bean

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Ratliff

— Reversing.

On June 19, 1936, a barn and its contents located on the farm of appellee W. H. Hord in Mason county, Ky., were destroyed by fire. Hord was the owner of the barn and his coappellee, L. C. Bean, was the owner of the personal property, except some tobacco sticks which belonged to Hord.

Appellees, plaintiffs below, brought their separate actions in the Mason circuit court against appellant for the recovery of their respective property. The two actions were consolidated and tried together by the same jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment…