International-Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Straub

This suit was brought by appellee against appellant, seeking to recover damages which he claims to have suffered by reason of appellant having burned the grass on about 150 acres of his land. Appellee alleged that the grass destroyed was of the reasonable value of $500, and that the fire burned and injured and destroyed the roots and turf of the grass and injured the soil to the amount of an additional $500. Appellee alleged that appellant was negligent in permitting large quantities of dry grass, weeds, leaves, and trash to accumulate upon its right of way, and that the agents of appellant…