Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Haggard
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Knox Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Chief Justice Hobson—
Reversing.
Mrs. Mossie Haggard lives in Knox county, her home being about a hundred feet from the track of the L. & N. R. R. Co. On November 4, 1912, she was confined to her bed by reason of the fact that she had given birth to a child ten days before; on that day a fire started on the right of way of the railroad, near her house, and was carried by the wind towards her house, the wind blowing-from the track in the direction of the house. There was a large amount of weeds and other inflammable material on part of the ground and the flames ran about…
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