Pfeiffer v. Aue

FLY, Associate Justice.

Appellant sued appellee to recover damages arising from the destruction of grass and wood on appellant’s land by a fire intentionally started by appellee on his land adjacent to that of appellant and which was thence communicated to the grass of appellant’s land. The cause was tried by jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee.

It is not controverted that the fire was kindled by appellee on his land, that it was communicated from his land to that of appellant, and that it destroyed his grass and fallen timber.

The owner of land has the right to kindle a…