Hines v. Rittenberg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Charleston; Henry A. Middleton Smith, Judge. Action by Gus Rittenberg, in his own right and as trustee for certain insurance companies, against Walker D. Hines, Director General of Railroads. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought to recover damages for the loss by fire at St. Stephens, S. C., of certain buildings and stocks of goods belonging to plaintiff. The fire is alleged to have been caused by sparks from a locomotive operated by defend ant as part of the equipment of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. These facts appear:
[1] The town of St. Stephens consists mainly of a row of buildings along the railroad right of way, which there runs nearly north *88and south. In the early afternoon of Sunday, March 10, 191&, a freight train of 36 loaded cars passed through,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railroad v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. MathewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Chicago & E. R. v. Ohio City Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Hutto v. Seaboard Air Line Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
- Hunter v. Columbia &c. R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1894
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- Turner Simplicity Mfg. Co. v. BremnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930