John Mouat Lumber Co. v. Wilmore

The principal question presented upon this appeal is in ■ reference to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment. Counsel for appellant, in his written argument, says “ that there was no evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant, nor was there any evidence that the fire originated from the defendant’s fire, smoke-stack, or mill.” The evidence received- at the trial was not taken down by a stenographer, and the abstract upon which we must determine the appeal is not as full as it should haVe been.

It is admitted that appellant was the owner and proprietor of the saw-mill…