Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. Butts
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Davis District Court. Butts sued the Kansas Pacific Railway Company to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the burning of a corn-crib, some corn, a corral and other property averred to have been occasioned by fire carelessly communicated from a passing locomotive engine of the defendant. The question was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, which are set forth in full in the opinion of the court.
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Error from Davis District Court. Butts sued the Kansas Pacific Railway Company to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the burning of a corn-crib, some corn, a corral and other property averred to have been occasioned by fire carelessly communicated from a passing locomotive engine of the defendant. The question was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, which are set forth in full in the opinion of the court. From these facts the court below decided that the defendant was guilty of negligence, that such negligence occasioned the injury, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. The…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kingman, C. J.:
The plaintiff below brought his action to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the burning of a corn-crib, some corn, a corral, and other property of his, by fire averred to have been carelessly communicated from a passing locomotive engine of the defendant. The answer was a general denial. The case was submitted to the court, without a jury, upon an agreed statement of facts, of which the following is a copy:
“ At the time of the happening of the alleged grievances complained of, the defendant was a railway corporation…
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