Hass v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.

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• factual resolution of the cause of action is not always required before applying public policy factors involved in a proximate cause analysis
• injured fire fighter cannot obtain damages from railway company that negligently allowed its engine to catch fire
• factual resolution of the cause of action is not always required before applying public policy factors involved in a proximate cause analysis
• injured fire fighter cannot obtain damages from railway company that negligently allowed its engine to catch fire
• application of public policy consideration prevents a firefighter from recoveiy against property or occupier whose only negligence is in starting a fire or failing to curtail its spread

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).