Hartford Ins. v. Central R. R.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Union: John W. Knowles, Judge. This is an action by the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, a corporation, and H. J. Neilson against the Central Railroad of Oregon, a corporation, to recover damages for the loss of a building by fire caused by sparks from an engine operated by the railroad company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNary
Having been subrogated to the rights of the owner of a barn by reason of a contract of insurance, plaintiff *146brings this action to recover damages for the destruction of the building caused by an emission of sparks from an engine operated by defendant. It is sufficient to say that a verdict for $500 was returned in favor of plaintiff. Tbe fire occurred on April 11, 1913. The property destroyed was a barn located about one fourth of a mile north of the defendant’s track. But a measure of time prior to the burning of the barn, a fruit dryer which stood close by the railway track was destroyed by…
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