Crowley v. Polleys Lumber Co.

The cause of action is predicated upon a fire loss sustained by plaintiff, as will presently appear.

In the first paragraph of the complaint plaintiff alleges that defendant was and is a corporation engaged in the lumbering business in Sanders county, Montana, and during the period mentioned in the complaint was operating a logging railroad in that county.

It is alleged that the month of July, 1930, was exceptionally dry and the fire hazard was great, and ordinary care and prudence required of defendant that in the operation of its logging railroad it use and exercise every reasonable…