Toledo, Wabash & Western Railway Co. v. Larmon
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. A. J. Gallagher, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, by Isaac Larmon, for the use of the Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Company, against appellant. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. On the trial in the court below, the plaintiff recovered judgment for |2124, and costs of suit.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This action was brought to recover the value of a warehouse said to have been destroyed by fire occasioned by sparks from an engine. The warehouse was situated on the “Y” at the junction of the Illinois Central railroad with the road of plaintiff in error, at Tolono. Soon after the engine moved off the “Y” on to the main track the building was discovered to be on fire. It was an old one, and stood near the track, partly on the land of Larmon and partly on the right' of way, and had been erected after the tracks were located as they now are, with a knowledge of the hazards from fire escaping…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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