Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Krinning

The facts set up in the complaint are substantially as follows: Appellee was the owner of land in White county, near which, in said county, was and is the railway owned, controlled and operated by appellant; appellant negligently suffered and permitted grass, weeds and other combustible material to grow, mature and accumulate upon its track and right of way in the vicinity of, and in close proximity to, appellee’s land; during July and August, 1881, when the weather was'very warm and dry, said grass, etc., became very dry and combustible, and liable to become fired; on the 29th day of August,…