Pruitt v. Williams

This action was brought by the plaintiff, Mrs. Williams, to recover damages for the negligent burning, by the defendant, of her houshold goods and other personal property, when the house in which she was living as a tenant was ignited' by sparks from a burning woods belonging to the defendant, the woods having been set fire to by defendant’s servants.

The action originated in a justice of the peace court where the plaintiff sued for $499.99 damages. The warrant contained three counts, two averring violation of statutes, and one a common-law count. The first count averred that the defendant,…