Hull v. Sacramento Valley Railroad

This is an action for negligence, whereby the plaintiff lost his grain growing near the railroad track, which loss was occasioned by fire emitted from the engine of the cars of defendant. The case was tried by a jury, who found for the plaintiff. The main ground of error relied on is, that the verdict is unsustained by the proofs.

The plaintiff offered evidence tending strongly to prove, that the fire was communicated from the engine of defendant’s cars to his grain. But no specific acts of negligence were shown. There was proof to show, that this result was not probable from the ordinary…