Texas N. O. R. Co. v. Glass

ALEXANDER, Justice.

Hugh Glass brought this suit against the Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company to recover damages for the alleged negligent destruction of a barn and its contents by fire. It was alleged that one of the defendant’s engines was negligently; operated in such manner as to cause sparks to escape therefrom and set fire to said property. The jury, in answer to special issue, found that the fire which destroyed plaintiff’s property was set out by sparks emitted from defendant’s engine; that the defendant was negligent in failing to equip its engines with spark ar-resters, which…