Chester Field v. . the New York Central Railroad.

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Supreme Court's judgment, holding that the trial court did not err in denying the defendants' motion for nonsuit because sufficient evidence existed to submit the issue of negligence to the jury. The court also held that evidence of prior fire incidents was admissible to infer negligence, and that the plaintiff bore the burden of proving negligence, though the inference could shift the burden to the defendant.