Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Williams

The suit was for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the fact that the defendant’s engine’ set out a fire which destroyed some of the plaintiff’s fencing, killed .a large number of young growing pine trees, and seriously damaged several hundred trees which had been boxed for turpentine. ■On the trial of the' case the jury rendered a verdict for $190 ■in favor of the plaintiff. If the lower court did not err in the .admission of the testimony which was objected to, and in failing to present the defendant’s affirmative defense to the jury, the evidence authorized the verdict,…