Cerny Pickas & Co. v. C. R. Jahn Co.

Plaintiff brought this tort action against defendant for damages, charging negligence resulting in the total loss by fire of certain premises and machinery therein contained, leased to defendant by plaintiff, and also charging that defendant caused the fire in question through the violation of certain ordinances of the City of Chicago.

The complaint, inter alia, charged that plaintiff was the owner of the premises described, improved with several buildings containing machinery and equipment, all leased to defendant and in the exclusive possession and control of defendant; that defendant…