Baker v. County of Warren
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 235, April T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Warren Co., March T., 1899, No. 40, on case submitted to the decision of the court, under act of 1874, in favor of defendant. Opinion by Bice, P. J. Assumpsit. Before Lindsey, P. J. It appears from the testimony that in April, 1898, there was a large and extensive forest of timber and brush lands situated in Warren county owned by different persons.
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Appeal, No. 235, April T., 1899, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Warren Co., March T., 1899, No. 40, on case submitted to the decision of the court, under act of 1874, in favor of defendant. Opinion by Bice, P. J. Assumpsit. Before Lindsey, P. J. It appears from the testimony that in April, 1898, there was a large and extensive forest of timber and brush lands situated in Warren county owned by different persons. Three separate fires were discovered in said forest and a portion of the same owned by G. W. Campbell & Sons, one April 30, one May 9 and 10, and one July 8 and 9, 1898. These…
1Opinion of the Court
Opieioít by
Rice, P. J.,
The plaintiff claimed to recover from the county at the rate of twelve cents an hour for services rendered his employers, G. W. Campbell and Sons, in extinguishing forest fires which originated in and were confined to the lands or timber owned by them, for which services his employers have either paid him or are liable. This is not the precise way in which he states his claim, but as we proceed we think it will be seen that this is what it amounts to under the evidence. Is the bounty liable under the Act of March 30, 1897, P. L. 9?
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