St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Chace

Citations

• 64 Kan. 380
• 67 P. 853
• 1902 Kan. LEXIS 215

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Railroads — Injury by Fire — Judgment on Findings. In an action against a railroad company for damages caused by fire set out by one of its locomotives in the operation of the road, judgment will not be directed on the special findings of the jury in favor of the company, in the absence of a finding of contributory negligence of the plaintiff, unless the answers to the particular questions of fact negative every affirmative charge of negligence averred in the petition.</p>