Alabama Great Southern R. Co. v. Russell

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Charles Russell, plaintiff below, gained a verdict and judgment in the amount of $800 in a suit against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company. The complaint claimed damages because of defendant's action in negligently permitting combustible material to accumulate on its right of way, which material was ignited by fire escaping from one of defendant's locomotives. As a proximate result of the negligence of the defendant a large amount of timber and fences…