Collins v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.

The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendant damages which he sustained from the loss of certain property by fire, which he alleged was caused by the negligence of defendant in permitting sparks from one of its engines to escape, the result of which was the fire in question. Plaintiff is a farmer residing near La Salle, county of Niagara, and his property lies contiguous to defendant's road-bed. The Erie Railway runs parallel with the defendant's road, near the plaintiff's premises, and for some distance east and west of them. It is alleged that this fire was set by defendant's engine…