Pinehurst, Inc., Pinehurst Driving & Training Club, Inc., and John Edmunds, D/B/A Edmunds Stable v. Sheila Schlamowitz

HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:

The plaintiff sought recovery of the value of two race horses she owned which were destroyed when the bam in which they were stabled caught fire. The defendant Edmunds, a horse trainer, was the general bailee of the horses, and recovery of the other defendants was sought on the contention that they were co-bailees and, with Edmunds, were negligent in guarding against the risk of fire.

All three defendants have appealed from judgments entered upon a jury verdict. We reverse because we find no evidence of want of due diligence having a proximate relation to the loss.

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