Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Peck
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Porter Superior Court; Harry L. Crumpacker, Judge. Action by Egbert A. Peck against tbe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, tbe defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoran, P. J.
Appellee’s real estate located in Porter county, Indiana, was injured by fire burning over the same. For sucb injury be recovered a judgment in damages against appellant in the sum of $1,200. The appeal is from this judgment. This cause has reached this court on appeal for the second time. Baltimore, etc., R. Co. v. Peck (1913), 53 Ind. App. 281, 100 N. E. 674.
Tbe theory of tbe complaint is that appellant negligently permitted large quantities of combustible material to be gathered on its right of way and set *272fire to the same, and then negligently permitted the fire to escape from its right…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Indiana Horseshoe Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1900
- Wabash Railroad v. MillerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1897
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. PeckIndiana Court of Appeals · 1913
- Tien v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1896
- Alexander v. BlackburnIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
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