Union Pacific Railroad v. Fickenscher

Letton, C.

This action was brought by Henry Fickenscher against the Union Pacific Railroad Company to recover damages sustained by him in a prairie fire which he alleges was set out through the negligence of the defendant. Upon the trial a judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, from which the defendant prosecutes error.

A detailed statement of the facts with reference to the fire, together with a map of the locality, is to be found in *498Union P. R. Co. v. Fickenscher, 72 Neb. 187. The plaintiff in this case is the brother of John Fickenscher, and, with his father, Ulrich Fickenscher, was in…