Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad v. Hotham
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Atchison District Court. Action brought by James C. Hotham against the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the railroad company in permitting sparks to escápe from its engine, whereby certain hay belonging to Hotham, stacked near the railroad track, was burned and destroyed.
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Error from Atchison District Court. Action brought by James C. Hotham against the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the railroad company in permitting sparks to escápe from its engine, whereby certain hay belonging to Hotham, stacked near the railroad track, was burned and destroyed. Trial at June Term, 1877, before a jury, which, under the direction of the court, returned, a verdict for Hotham for $130. The court entered judgment for the plaintiff on said verdict. The Railroad Company now seeks a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by James C. Hotham against the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Company, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the railroad company in permitting sparks to escape from its engines, whereby certain hay belonging to EEotham, stacked near the railroad track, was burned and destroyed. Judgment was rendered in the court below in favor of Hotham, and against the railroad company, for *47$130; and the railroad company now brjngs the case to this court for review.
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- Spaulding v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
- Fero v. . the Buffalo and State Line Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
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