Mayo v. Spartanburg &c. Railroad

Citations

• 40 S.C. 517
• 19 S.E. 73
• 1894 S.C. LEXIS 168

Syllabus

<p>1. -Railroads — Pires—Pleadings.—Under the statute (Gen. Stat., g 1511,) that makes a railroad company responsible for fires resulting from the act of its “authorized agents,” a complaint is not defective in alleging that such a fire resulted from the act of defendant’s “agent” — omitting the word “authorized.”</p> <p>2. Ibid. — Ibid.—Prooe oe Title. — Where plaintiff in action against a railroad company to recover damages, resulting from a communicated fire, alleges in the complaint his title to the injured land, and this allegation is denied by the answer, plaintiff cannot establish his right to recover by the mere oral statement that he is the owner of the land.</p>