Fairview Fruit Co. v. H. P. Brydon & Brother

Williams, Peesideht :

This action is brought by the Fairview Fruit Co., a corporation, against H. P. Brydon and Richard Brydon, partners, doing business as BE. P. Brydon & Bro., to recover damages for the destruction of its young growing apple trees by the alleged negligence of defendants in permitting sparks to escape from their “dinkey” engine, which was used in hauling-coal from their coal mine on plaintiff’s land across the surface thereof to the tipple, thereby setting fire to the dry grass and other combustible materials in its orchard and killing the apple trees, and for damages caused…