Anderson v. Union Pacific Railroad

Bullock, J.:

In this action, The Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) appeals a summary judgment damage award of $10,912 in favor of Tom Anderson for property damage and attorney fees arising out of a March 27, 1988, fire.

In the court below, the parties stipulated to the following facts. On March 27, 1988, a railroad engine and train owned by Union Pacific negligently caused a fire which incinerated property adjacent to the railroad tracks. On October 24, 1984, Anderson had leased a 330- by 150-foot parcel of commercial property adjacent to the railroad tracks from Union Pacific for…