Jeffery v. Gordon

The Court instructed the jury to find for the defendants, appellees.

On appeal there are two questions to be decided. First, was the evidence sufficient to take the case to the jury on the question of whether appellees were negligent in leaving a load of hay in such proximity to the bridge that the bridge was damaged when the hay caught fire. The majority has assumed that the evidence is sufficient to prove negligence in that respect.

The second question is whether the evidence is sufficient to take the case to the jury on the question of proximate cause. The majority has held as a matter of…