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Page 174
NEGLIGENCE–FIRE CAUSED BY LocoMoTIVE-DAMAGES FROM SPREADING
OF. Whether the negligent starting of a fire in one field, which fire communicates
with the field of another person, is prima facie evidence that the damage caused
...
NEGLIGENCE–FIRE CAUSED BY LocoMoTIVE-DAMAGES FROM SPREADING
OF. Whether the negligent starting of a fire in one field, which fire communicates
with the field of another person, is prima facie evidence that the damage caused
...
Page 175
The legal proposition involved in the foregoing statement is that if by negligence
a fire shall commence on the premises of one proprietor and spread from thence
to those of another, the latter shall never have his action against him guilty of the
...
The legal proposition involved in the foregoing statement is that if by negligence
a fire shall commence on the premises of one proprietor and spread from thence
to those of another, the latter shall never have his action against him guilty of the
...
Page 176
There is no suggestion that the mere statement in the complaint of facts tending
to prove that the injury done to the plaintiff was caused by the negligence of the
defendant, is not a direct averment that the defendant set fire to the plaintiff's crop,
...
There is no suggestion that the mere statement in the complaint of facts tending
to prove that the injury done to the plaintiff was caused by the negligence of the
defendant, is not a direct averment that the defendant set fire to the plaintiff's crop,
...
Page 177
Conceding evidence that engines of defendant communicated fire to other
property on other occasions would tend to show negligence, and to render it
more probable that the fire was, in this case, so communicated, can facts from
which a ...
Conceding evidence that engines of defendant communicated fire to other
property on other occasions would tend to show negligence, and to render it
more probable that the fire was, in this case, so communicated, can facts from
which a ...
Page 178
It has been said, however, that the plaintiff may rely upon a presumption as
evidence of negligence. In the opinion of the learned writers already quoted, the
rule most just and sustained by the best authorities is: “The origin of the fire being
...
It has been said, however, that the plaintiff may rely upon a presumption as
evidence of negligence. In the opinion of the learned writers already quoted, the
rule most just and sustained by the best authorities is: “The origin of the fire being
...
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