Lam & Rogers v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Coryell County; J. H. Arnold, Judge. Action by Lam & Rogers and another against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
Appellants Lam & Rogers owned a seedhouse adjacent to appellee’s side track in the town of Oglesby, which, with its contents, was destroyed by fire on the 16th of September, 1910, and this action was brought by them and the Scottish Union & National Insurance Company to recover damages therefor, alleging that the fire was set thereto by sparks and cinders escaping from ap-pellee’s engine on account of the negligent failure of appellee to equip said engine with the best and most approved spark arresters in use, and negligence in operating the same. It was further alleged that the building and…
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