Babcock v. Chicago & Northwestern R'y Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Story Circuit Court. The plaintiffs seek by this action to recover damages for certain property which they allege was destroyed by fire set out by the engine of the defendant. There was a trial by jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
This cause has once been before this court upon an appeal from a judgment against the defendant. See 62 Iowa, 593. The judgment was reversed upon a question not presented in the present appeal. It is unnecessary to repeat the facts of the case. A reference to the opinion on the former appeal is sufficient; and we do not deem it necessary to again discuss the question whether or not the evidence was sufficient to warrant the jury in finding that the *198engine, which, it is claimed set out the fire, was defective in its spark-arrester and other appliances to prevent the escape of fire. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Babcock v. Chicago & Northwestern R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1883
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Volquardsen v. Iowa Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Kelly v. Muscatine, Burlington & Southern RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
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