Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Hunt

This suit was brought by appellees to recover damages for the alleged burning of their elevator by sparks emitted from one of the Jocomotives of appellant at White Hall, Blinois, on the 9th day of July, 1885, and they recovered a judgment for 88,022.50.

The first instruction given for appellees was as follows: “No. 1. The court instructs the jury for the plaintiffs, Hunt and Kessinger, that if they believe from the evidence that the plaintiffs’ elevator and contents of same, in question in this suit, were destroyed by fire on or about the 9th day of July, 188'5, by fire or sparks escaping from…