1. Rogers v. Mo. Pac. R.R. Co., No. 28, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 7, 1956, Argued , February 25, 1957, Decided
OVERVIEW: Because railroad employee who was burning weeds along a track obeyed instructions to stand in a certain area while a train passed, railroad was negligently liable for injuries incurred when a train caused a fire, and the employee fell in a culvert.
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