Illinois Central Railroad v. Day

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Miller

Reversing.

The appellees sued the appellant railroad company for $394.00 damages, for the loss by fire of three stacks of hay, fifty-five rods of fencing, and fourteen acres of new meadow. The petition claimed the fire was caused by the negligent operation of appellant’s trains, and the appellees having- recovered a verdict and judgment for $300.00, the company appeals.

The fire began on Saturday night, August 30th, 1913, and extended into the next day.

Appellees own a field lying on the south side of appellant’s railroad track, between Hamby Station…