Laflin & Rand Powder Co. v. Tearney

This is an action on the case brought in the Superior Court of Cook County by the appellee against the appellant company to recover damages to the dwelling, barn and other outhouses upon the premises of appellee, resulting from the explosion of a powder magazine upon the premises of appellant. The buildings of the plaintiff and the powder magazine in question were located upon a street called Archer Avenue in thé town of Lake in the outskirts of the City of Chicago in Cook County. Yerdict and judgment in the trial court were in favor of the plaintiff, and such judgment having been affirmed by…