Brusberg v. Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway Co.

This action was brought by the respondent to recover damages of the appellant company for negligently setting fire to his barn and other buildings, thereby destroying the same with their contents. This case has been in this court before, and the judgment in favor of the plaintiff was reversed for error in the instructions of the court. 50 Wis., 231. None of the questions raised on this appeal were commented upon or decided on that appeal. The learned counsel for the appellant insists that there was no evidence on the part of the plaintiff to sustain the verdict, and that his motion for a…