Vincennes Steel Corp. v. Gibson

John W. Gibson and C. H. Gibson, Lester Perschall, Paul Stormant, J. J. Martin, W. G. Wipperman and. August Dorn instituted separate actions in the Pope circuit court against the appellant for damages to property occasioned by fire. The allegation as to negligence is the same in all the cases. It was alleged that on or about September 7, 1936, the appellant, a corporation organized and authorized to do business in Arkansas, by and through its agents, servants and employees, was engaged in building a bridge with dirt approaches thereto, and across what is known as Illinois River, in Pope…