Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Roberts

Suit was brought by appellee against ap*693pellant to recover damages alleged to have resulted from fire set out by appellant’s locomotives. Part of the damages resulted' from the burning of hay and the remainder on account of injury to appellee’s land. The complaint is in two paragraphs. Each paragraph was tested by a separate demurrer. The special verdict of the jury assessed appellee’s damages on account of hay burned at $187, fence $20, growing timber $75, damage to meadow land, $520.

Appellant’s motion for judgment in its favor and motion for a new trial were overruled, and judgment for $802…