The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
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OPERATING RAILROADS
(Cite as: 5 V.S.A. § 3732)
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§ 3732. Damages for fire communicated by engine
A person or corporation owning or operating a railroad shall be responsible in damages
for injury to a building or other property caused by fire communicated by a locomotive
engine on such road unless due caution and diligence are used and suitable expedients
employed to prevent such injury. The person or corporation shall have an insurable
interest in the property along its route and may procure insurance thereon.