Bugg v. Lang

W. L. Lang brought suit against Bugg, receiver of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Bailway Company, for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the burning of his planing mill, lumber yard, and various machinery located on his property in the City of Brunswick, and about 50 feet from the line of the defendant’s railroad, it being alleged that fire was communicated to the property from a switch-engine of the defendant, and by reason of the negligent equipping and operation of the engine.

It appears from the record that the property of the plaintiff-adjoined the tract of, and’ was…