Kuhn v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case against a railroad company to recover damages to personal property for allowing smoke, etc., to escape from its premises. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Champaign County; the Hon. Solon i Philbrick, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding! Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action on the case by appellants against appellee, to recover damages for allowing smoke, gas, soot, cinders, etc., to escape from the roundhouse of appellee so as to damage the merchandise of appellants. At the close of all the evidence, the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. After a motion for a new trial was overruled, the court rendered judgment against the plaintiffs in bar of the action and for costs. The plaintiffs bring the case to this court by appeal.
The declaration alleges that the plaintiffs…
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