Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Co. v. Renfroe
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Hart. Lowndes superior court. September 9, 1901. To the facts stated in the opinion the following is added in connection with the third division thereof. A witness for the plaintiff testified that he was about 200 yards from the railroad when the train passed, the locomotive of which threw out the fire. It. was daytime, in May. There was no fire before this train passed.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Hart. Lowndes superior court. September 9, 1901. To the facts stated in the opinion the following is added in connection with the third division thereof. A witness for the plaintiff testified that he was about 200 yards from the railroad when the train passed, the locomotive of which threw out the fire. It. was daytime, in May. There was no fire before this train passed. The engine was “ spurting and throwing coals out on the bank,” and it “ set fire right close to ” the witness. There was much grass along the side of the right of way, and the weather was dry.…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
Mrs. E. A. Renfroe sued the Savannah, Florida and. Western Railway Company for damages alleged to have been sus*775tained by her, by reason of the burning of certain property belonging to her, by fire set out by the negligent running of the defendant’s locomotive and cars. The first paragraph of the petition alleged that on June 1, 1898, plaintiff was the owner of certain described land lying in Lowndes county, bounded on the north by the defendant’s right of way, which land she still owned. The second paragraph alleged that this land was enclosed with fences, and was used for farming an,d…
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