Georgia Railroad v. Lawrence

Blandeord, Justice.

Defendant in error brought his action against the plaintiff in error, and by his declaration claimed that he had sustained damages by reason of the careless running of the engines of plaintiff in error, whereby his fences were destroyed by fire and his crops injured and destroyed. Evidence was admitted without objection, which tended to. show that the grass on the right-of-way of the railroad was set on fire from sparks of the engines of defendant’s company, and that from this the fences of the plaintiff below were set on fire and destroyed. This is the only evidence *535of…