Ft. Smith W. R. Co. v. Harman
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Okfuskee County; John Caruthers, Judge. Action by B. F. Harman against the Ft. Smith & Western Railroad Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.
The question involved herein is the measure of damages in an action for destruction of a hay meadow by fire communicated thereto by one of defendant’s engines. The testimony shows that 45 acres of meadow was burned over and the standing hay thereon burned off. From the remainder of the meadow there was harvested one and one-half tons per acre, and some' of the witnesses estimated that the 45 acres from which the standing hay was burned would have yielded 60 tons. The value of the hay at plaintiff’s farm was shown to be from $7 to $8 per ton, while at the town of Okemah, about, three miles…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. RamseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. DaleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Missouri, O. & G. Ry. Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- De Arman v. OglesbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
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