Legal Opinion

Megow v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided November 28, 1893PublishedCited by 8 opinions

APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Juneau County. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtPiNNey, J.

This action ivas brought by the plaintiff to recover damages against the defendant for burning over his cranberry marsh, situate on the N. W. -J of the S. E. J of section 3, township 18, range 2, in Juneau county, on the 9th day of August, 1886; and it is claimed that the fire which did the injury ivas negligently caused by the defendant, and was communicated on the 28th day of July, twelve days previous, to the grass, rubbish, and decayed vegetable matter on and along the right of wa.y of the defendant between sections 21 and 22 in town 20, range 2, at a point over nine miles nearly directly…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Marvin v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Gainesville, Jefferson & Southern Railroad v. EdmondsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Johnson v. Ætna Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Swenson v. ErlandsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
  4. Yankton Fire Ins. v. Fremont, E. & M. V. R.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Balding v. AndrewsNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1903

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