Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Hertzig

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

This is a suit by appellee to recover damages for injury to his pasture, and the fence around same, by a fire resulting from the escape of sparks alleged to have been negligently allowed to escape from one of appellant’s engines.

The evidence showed that the fire was caused by sparks emitted from an engine of appellant, and is sufficient to warrant the finding of the jury, that this resulted from appellant’s negligence, and that the damage to appellee amounted to $375, the amount recovered.

The fire was first set to grass in a pasture belonging to one Urbich, and…