Peter v. Chicago & West Michigan Railway Co.

This action is brought to recover the value of a large quantity of lumber belonging to the plaintiff, which was consumed by fire occurring on the 18th of November, 1893, which fire is claimed to have had its origin in sparks emitted from an engine on defendant’s road. The lumber was manufactured for the plaintiff by Horning & Hart, who owned a mill at Keno, a place between three and four miles north of Woodville, a station on the defendant’s Big Rapids branch. The track into Keno was built by defendant at its own cost, except for right of way, and was originally used exclusively for the…