City of Valparaiso v. Chester
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Porter Superior Court; Harry B. Tuthill, Judge. Action by Sylvester W. Chester against the City of Valparaiso. From a judgment for his administratrix, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1908, Acts 1901 p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, J.
The facts in this case show that Sylvester W. Chester was connected with a fire company in the service of the city of Valparaiso, Porter county, Indiana; that he was employed as a driver of a fire wagon, and that it was his duty, when a fire signal was given, to drive this wagon, which contained chemicals, hose and other means used in subduing fires; that this fire wagon weighed about forty-five hundred pounds, and was drawn by two spirited horses; that it was *638the duty of said Chester, when making a run to a fire, to drive these horses rapidly over the streets of said city until the fire was…
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