Rollins v. Atlantic City Railroad
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On rule to show cause why verdict should not be set aside and new trial granted.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reed, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiffs, as heirs-at-law of Daniel Rollins, against the Atlantic City Railroad Company, to recover damages for the loss of timber claimed to have been burned through the negligent conduct of the defendant’s servants.
The first reason assigned upon the argument was that the. plaintiffs failed to show title to the property injured.
There was no proof of actual possession by the plaintiffs, but they relied upon a title derived from the proprietors. This title was regularly traced to Charles Schumacher, George…
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