Fairbanks v. San Francisco & North Pacific Railway Co.

Britt, C.

Fairbanks and the National Fire Insurance Company joined in this action to recover damages for the destruction of a certain building by fire, resulting from defendant’s negligence. It was alleged in the complaint that the building was the property of Fairbanks, of the value of eighteen hundred and thirty-five dollars, and insured by the insurance company for nine hundred dollars, which latter sum said company paid to Fairbanks before the commencement of the action; also, that Fairbanks’ business carried on in the building was interrupted by its destruction, to his loss of profit,…