Great Northern Ry. Co. v. Coats
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Dakota.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by Clark G. Coats, the defendant in error, against the Great Northern Railway-Company, the plaintiff in error, to recover the value of certain property, consisting of a dwelling house, two barns, and a quantity of farming utensils and machinery, which, as he alleged, were destroyed on April 26, 1899, by a fire which was set out on the defendant company’s right of way by sparks, cinders, and coals which were emittea by one of the defendant company’s engines. The complaint charged, in substance, that the defendant company carelessly and negligently…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lesser Cotton Co. v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
- Eddy v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Karsen v. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
- Menominee River Sash & Door Co. v. Milwaukee & Northern RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Eddy v. LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1892
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