Hamilton v. Smith

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pringle.

Plaintiffs in error were plaintiffs in the trial court and defendants in error were defendants there. They will be hereinafter referred to as they appeared in the trial court or by name.

The plaintiffs brought an action contending that by reason of defendants’ negligence a wheat crop owned by the plaintiffs was destroyed by fire, to their damage in the amount of $16,859. A directed verdict was granted for defendants by the trial judge at the close of the plaintiffs’ case. Plaintiffs are here on writ of error. On this posture of the case, we are required to examine…