Dickerson v. Norfolk Southern Railroad

A pack house, owned by N. F. Dickerson, in which was stored a large quantity of tobacco, owned by Dickerson and his tenants, was destroyed by fire on 3 November, 1920. Certain insurance companies, which had issued policies of insurance on said property, paid to Dickerson and his tenants the amounts, for which they were severally liable, under said policies, by reason of the destruction of said property by fire.

On 2 June, 1923, Dickerson and his tenants commenced an action against defendants for the recovery of damages sustained by them because of the destruction of said pack house and…