McCain v. Wade

Appellant brought an action against appellee under section 3422, Code 1930, charging that appellee, through her agents and employees, set out fire on lands of which appellant was the lawful lessee in possession, and negligently and carelessly allowed the fire to burn the hay of appellant then cut and stacked on said land._

The burning’ is alleged to have occurred on Saturday afternoon, November 11, 1933. It is not shown when the declaration was filed, but the summons was issued on February 23, 1934. The ease was not tried until September 27,1937, more than three years after the institution of…