Goodman v. Lehigh Valley Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, Chancellor.

This action was brought in the lifetime of Edward V. Goodman, and he having died pending suit, it was revived by order of the court, and continued in the name of his executor. .Its object is to recover damages resulting from fires that occurred upon the premises of the deceased Goodman, and which are alleged to have been communicated from locomotive engines operated by defendant company. One fire occurred on April 1st, 1905, and destroyed a quantity of manure; one occurred on July 19th, in the same year, and destroyed a…