Layton v. Hudson
Superior Court of Delaware
Action of Trespass on the Case to recover damages for injuries alleged to have resulted to the plaintiff by reason of the negligence, etc., of the defendant, in setting fire to brush, etc., on the lands of the latter. (The facts and contentions of the parties appear in the charge of the court.)
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
charging the jury:
Gentlemen of the jury: — This is an action of trespass on the case. Landreth L. Layton, the plaintiff, seeks to recover from Parker H. Hudson, the defendant, damages for alleged injuries to his property, caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant.
The plaintiff claims that the defendant in the latter part of March, 1910, either himself or through another acting under his direction, or by his permission, set fire to brush or combustible matter upon the part of his land that was west of and in the immediate vicinity of the plaintiff’s premises.
The plaintiff sets forth in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bullock v. PorterSuperior Court of Delaware · 1910
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