Houren v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John W. Houston, Judge, presiding.
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Appear from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John W. Houston, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company from a judgment of the Branch Appellate Court for the First District affirming a judgment for the sum of $6oo recovered by Thomas F. Houren for his own use and for the use of the Buffalo Commercial Insurance Company, appellee, in the municipal court of Chicago, in an action for damages for the destruction of a dwelling house owned by appellee,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
In support of the motion for a directed verdict it is said that there is no evidence tending to show that the obstruction of the street by the appellant was the proximate cause of the destruction of the house owned by Houren. Paragraph 77 of chapter 114, Hurd’s Revised Statutes of 1908, forbids a railroad company obstructing a public highway, by stopping any train thereon, for a longer period than ten minutes. Appellant’s train was standing over the street in violation of this statute. Appellant regards the damages as being too remote to be considered the proximate result of this violation of…
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