Ryan v. New York Central Railroad Co.
Ryan v. New York Central Railroad Co. is a decision of the Court of Appeals of New York from the year 1866 on the American tort law ('tort law'). The New York Central Railroad Co. caused a fire in one of their woodsheds through negligence. The house of the plaintiffs ('plaintiff') was 130 feet away and caught fire. The house was completely destroyed by the fire. Ryan sued for damages.
The plaintiff was the Circuit Court unsuccessful and appealed against that appeal one. The Court of Appeal ruled that in a case of negligence, the damage can only be replaced if it can be viewed as a typical and natural consequence of negligent behavior and is not too far removed from it. In the case to be decided, however, the damage is too far removed from the behavior of the defendant . The lawsuit was accordingly dismissed and the Circuit Court's decision upheld.