Asplund v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Joiner, J., entered July 11, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to recover damages for loss of property destroyed by fire.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent brought this action against the appellant to recover the value of certain wood destroyed by fire on May 7, 1909. He alleged that the fire escaped from one of the appellant’s engines because of the defective condition of the engine and the careless and *165negligent manner in which it was operated. There was a recovery in the court below, and the railroad company has appealed.
The evidence of the respondent tended to show thai the wood burned consisted of some 396 cords, which was piled in a compact pile about 135 feet distant from appellant’s railway tracks. The country surrounding…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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