Butcher v. Vaca Valley & Clear Lake Railroad
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcKinstry, J.
No exception was taken to any portion of the charge of the court to the jury.
The complaint alleges that, on a certain day, the defendant was engaged in running its trains on its railway, “ and while so engaged, by reason of the carelessness and negligence of said company and the engineers and employees thereof, the fire from the engine and locomotive of said road was suffered to escape and did escape, and by reason thereof came upon the land of the plaintiff herein, aud consumed,” etc.
There was evidence to prove that the fire commenced on the land of one Wilson, and from thence spread and…
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