Jewell v. Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington R. R.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for setting out fires. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the September Term, 1910, Windham County, Taylor, J:, presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
This action is brought to recover damages caused by a fire set by the defendant’s engine. The facts are much like those in Chase v. H. T. & W. R. R. Co., antep. 60 and the record indicates that the burning here complained of was a *66part of that fire, or at least was set by the same engine on the same trip over the defendant’s road.
Walter Wright was a witness for the plaintiff. He was at the fire and helped fight it. He traced its course back to the defendant’s track, where he observed, on the right of way, a growth of weeds, grass, brakes, and golden rod. Counsel for the plaintiff then…
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