Kay v. Glade Creek & R. R.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to circuit Court, Raleigh County. Action by Elizabeth Kajr against the Glade Creek and Raleigh Railroad CompanjL Judgment ftir plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Brannon, Judge:
Elizabeth Kay brought an action of trespass on the case in the circuit court of Raleigh County against the Glade *469Creek and Raleigh Railroad Company to recover damages sustained by her from the taking of land of hers and using it for the construction of its railroad, and also for damage done to her by fire claimed to have been started, from sparks emitted from a locomotive on said railroad, burning some fencing and injuring timber. A jury found a verdict for one thousand dollars, for which the court rendered judgment, and the company has brought the case to this Court.
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