Turk v. Illinois Cent. R.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Action by J. W. Turk, suing for the use and benefit of the Insurance Company of North America, and the Insurance Company of North America, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. On motion to remand to state court.
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, District Judge.
The plaintiffs move to remand the action to the Carlisle circuit court. The facts are very simple. Turk was the owner of a certain warehouse at Bardwell, Carlisle county, Ky., in which grain and other things were stored. It is alleged that the defendant railroad company negligently set fire to the warehouse on January 17, 1911, whereby it and its contents were destroyed to the injury of the plaintiffs in the sum of $6,747.82. On January 13, 1911, Turk had taken out a policy of insurance on the warehouse and its contents for the sum of $5,000 in the Insurance Company of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Smith v. LyonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Western Loan & Savings Co. v. Butte & Boston Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- In Re WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
3Cited by4 opinions
- Turk v. Illinois Cent. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Gaugler v. Chicago, M. & P. S. Ry. Co.District Court, D. Montana · 1912
- Grundy v. Manchester Insurance & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Palmer v. Oregon-Washington R. & Nav. Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1913