 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - Railroads - 1921 - 216 pages
...started by a railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown origin, it was a question of fart for a jury to determine "whether or not the fire started by the railroad was a material or substantial element in creating the damage, and, if so, the defendant railroad so starting... | |
 | United States. U.S. Congress. Senate. Interstate commerce - 1921 - 1302 pages
...railroad united with a tire or fires of cither or unknown origin, it was a question of fact for a jury ti> determine whether or not the fire started by the railroad was a material or substantial element in creating the damage; and, if so, the defendant railroad, so starting... | |
 | United States. U.S. Congress. House. Committee on claims - 1930 - 364 pages
...fire cases, the supreme court stated the rule of liability as follows : " If the fire started by the railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown...so. the railroad was liable for the entire loss." I'nder the law as thus established by the Supreme Court of Minnesota in one of these fire cases, a... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims - Forest fires - 1930 - 364 pages
...quoted and laid down this as the rule of liability in these fire cases : If the fire started by the railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown...if so, the railroad was liable for the entire loss. (Anderson v. Director General (179 NW 45).) Mr. DAVIS. " If the fire started by the railroad united... | |
 | United States - 1932 - 1224 pages
...the supreme court of Minnesota stated the rule of liability as follows: If the fire started by the railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown...railroad was liable for the entire loss. Under this principle of law many cases were tried. A few resulted in verdicts for the Railroad Administration,... | |
 | United States. U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on claims - 1932 - 158 pages
...the Supreme Court of Minnesota stated the rule of liability as follows : " If the fire started by the railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown...railroad was liable for the entire loss." Under this principle of law many cases were tried. A few resulted in verdicts for the Railroad Administration,... | |
 | United States - 1931 - 1292 pages
...charged the jury in many of the cases substantially or exactly as follows : If the fire started by the railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown...if so, the railroad was liable for the entire loss. (Anderson v. Director General, 179 NW 45.) In one of the controlling cases, which wa? finally affirmed... | |
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If the fire started by the railroad united with a fire or fires of other or unknown origin, it was a question of fact for a jury to determine whether or not the fire started by the railroad was a substantial element in creating the damage, and if so.... 