Walker v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. On the twenty-sixth day of September, 1881, a box car standing on a side track in the freight yard of defendant at Council Bluffs took fire, and exploded with such force that it injured certain buildings of the plaintiff, situated about half a mile away from where the explosion occurred. This action was brought to recover damages for the injuries to said building.
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Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. On the twenty-sixth day of September, 1881, a box car standing on a side track in the freight yard of defendant at Council Bluffs took fire, and exploded with such force that it injured certain buildings of the plaintiff, situated about half a mile away from where the explosion occurred. This action was brought to recover damages for the injuries to said building. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
The car in question was received by the defendant from a connecting road at Englewood, Illinois. It was a through shipment billed to some point west of Council Bluffs. It was received in the regular .course of business, and transported to Council Bluffs,- and tendered to the Union Pacific Eailroad Company, to be conveyed to its destination. The last named company, for some reason, refused to receive the car, and the defendant placed it upon a side track in its own yards to await orders from thd*ast as to its future disposition. After remaining on the sijle track about twenty-four hours, the…
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