Cox v. Dixie Power Co.

The plaintiff, Cox, on two counts brought this action against the Dixie Power Company for the destruction of a two-story building valued at $3,000 and of furniture and household goods therein valued at $600, upon the ground of alleged negligence and defective electrical wiring of the building by the defendant. The building was owned by Caleb Height. The plaintiff, who was Height’s tenant, owned the furniture and goods. As alleged, because of the negligent and defective wiring, the building was set on fire, completely destroying it and the furniture and goods. The first count or cause of…