Sample v. Round Mountain Citrus Farm Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County, and from an order denying a new trial. H. Z. Austin, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
In this action the plaintiff sought and recovered a judgment for damages alleged to have accrued to him hy the destruction of some 615 acres of feed standing upon his land, as the result of a fire, which it was alleged was purposely started upon the lands of the defendant and negligently permitted to spread to the adjacent lands of the plaintiff. The answer of the corporation defendant admitted that at the time of the fire it was the owner of, and in the possession, use, and occupation of, the land upon which the fire originated. The trial court in effect found that the defendant on…
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- Reynolds v. CollinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Elsner v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1867