Carpenter v. Boston & Maine Railroad

This is an action of tort brought by the plaintiff under G. L. c. 160, § 234, to recover for loss of *104her buildings and personal property by fire, alleged to have been caused by sparks from the locomotive engines of the defendant, on April 13, 1931. The buildings consisted of a dwelling house, a small shed for storage purposes, and a shed or barn, all of which were situated on Dutton Road, in South Sudbury, at a point about one hundred seventy-five feet from the crossing or station known as “Wayside Inn Railroad Station,” located on the south side of the railroad track. The dwelling house…