Westchester Fire Insurance v. State

On February 4, 1968, there was an explosion and fire in the National Guard Armory in Aurora, Illinois, which resulted in the destruction of the Armory. As a result of the explosion and fire, an adjoining building owned by a certain Jesse C. Shepherd was damaged. Claimant, Westchester Fire Insurance Company, paid the owner of the adjoining building the sum of $25,124.55, and brings this claim to recover its payment as the subrogee of the owner of the adjoining building.

Donald Shepherd, a qualified and licensed architect, submitted a thirty-seven page itemization concerning necessary repairs to…