Sollenberger v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

We have heretofore reviewed this litigation (Sollenberger v. Penna. R. R., 285 Pa. 85). By sending the case back for another trial, we assented to the view that on the proofs submitted its determination was for the jury.

As on the first trial, the vital question at issue was whether the fire which destroyed plaintiffs’ property was caused by sparks negligently emitted from defendant’s locomotive or whether it originated in the engine room of the mill where a gasoline engine was in operation.

The case for plaintiffs is stronger now than it was on its previous…