City of Spring Valley v. Spring Valley Coal Co.

Appellee, the Spring Valley Coal Company, brought this action on the case under the act in force July 1,1887, entitled “An act to indemnify the owners of property for damages occasioned by mobs and riots,” to recover damages for property destroyed by a mob within the corporate limits of appellant, the city of Spring Valley, on the night of July 6, 1894. Defendant pleaded the general issue, and the cause was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appealed to the Appellate Court, where the judgment of the circuit court was reversed. The Appellate Court…