Kenney v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad

Henry, J. —

The petition in this case alleged that on or about the 13th day of August, 18-73, defendant,-by its agents and servants, so carelessly and negligently ran and managed a locomotive engine on its road, where it runs through plaintiff's farm, that fire escaped therefrom and was communicated to combustible matter on and in the vicinity of its railroad, and was carelessly and negligently permitted to burn, by defendant’s employees in charge of the track, and whose duty it was to put such fire out, and being permitted to burn said firm escaped into adjoining land of plaintiff and…