50 S.E. 769 | N.C. | 1905
This case was before us at a former term,
The case was properly submitted to the jury, and they have found that the defendant did its duty, as above specified. There are numerous exceptions, but upon examination we deem them without merit and that they are not such as require any further discussion. Whether the cause of the loss of the plaintiff's building was that the fire had gotten too great headway, or that the fire companies were not as efficient as usual, or because there was loss of time in putting on another stream, during which delay the stream playing on the fire was allowed to "die down," or to whatever other causes, the jury have found under proper instructions that the plaintiff's loss was not due to failure of the defendant to furnish water and pressure sufficient to extinguish fires. The defendant did not insure the plaintiff's house against fire.
No error.