Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Hixon

Bicknell, C. C.

— Sparks from the appellant’s engines set. fire to some dried grass, weeds and rubbish, on the appellant’s *112land, appropriated for a right of way, and from said grass, •etc., the fire reached the appellee’s land adjoining said right •of way, and there burned up and destroyed the growing grass .and some stacks of hay and straw.

This suit was brought to recover damages for said burning.

The complaint was in two paragraphs. Demurrer to both ■paragraphs for want of facts sufficient, etc., were overruled. The appellant answered in three paragraphs. To the second of these paragraphs of…