Taylor v. Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad

Citations

• 174 Pa. 171
• 34 A. 457
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 864

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Negligence—Fire—Sparks—Evidence.</p> <p>In an action against a railroad company to recover damages caused by a fire originating on the right of way of the railroad company, the mere fact that the fire originated on the right of way is not alone proof of negligence ; nor does the fact that weeds and grass cut upon the right of way during the previous autumn had been allowed to remain on the right of way during the winter, establish negligence.</p>