Jones v. Maine Central Railroad
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions by defendant. Action on the case brought under Revised Statutes, chapter 52, section 73, to recover damages caused by a fire on the plaintiff’s land, alleged to have been caused by sparks communicated by one of the defendant’s locomotives. Plea, the general issue. Verdict for plaintiff for $1623. The defendant excepted to certain rulings during the trial and also filed a general motion for a new trial. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
On September 17, 1908, a fire ran over three hundred and twenty-seven acres of land adjoining the defendant’s location on the south and ownéd by the plain tiff. This action on the case was brought under R. S., ch. 52, sec. 73, to recover damages therefor, and the jury having found in favor of the plaintiff for $1623, the defendant brings the case to this court on motion and exceptions.
Motion. No question of negligence on the part of the defendant is involved. The single question to be considered under the motion is whether the jury were justified in finding that the fire was communicated by…
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