Peoria Marine & Fire Insurance v. Frost
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. M. Williamson, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the ease brought at the January term, 1864, by the appellants against the appellees. The material facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
The defendants in error, who were also defendants helow, were, on the 13th of August, 1863, in possession of, using, and running the Logansport, Peoria & Burlington Bailroad. The freight train passing Westward on that day, set fire to the warehouse of Grafffc & Webster, situated in Peoria county near the track, and the building, with its contents, was consumed. The locomotive had no screen or guards on its smoke stack, and the fire thrown therefrom ignited the warehouse. Grafft & Webster gave notice of their loss to the insurance company, plaintiff herein, which in its turn notified…
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