Continental Insurance v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Winona •county, Snow, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a trial and directed verdict in favor of defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
.TAGGARD, J.
This was an action to recover damages caused by a fire set by the engine of defendant and respondent. The plaintiff and appellant, an insurance company, paid the loss on property insured by it and was subrogated to the rights of the insured against the defendant. At the close of the testimony, the court directed a verdict for defendant. From a motion denying a new trial, this appeal was taken.
The statute of this state (G. S. 1894, § 2700) provides that the owner of property burned by fire thrown from an engine can recover damages from the railroad company without being required to…
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