Pontiac Mutual County Fire & Lightning Insurance v. Sheibley
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. George W. Patton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
W. M. Sheibley, appellant, owned a barn which was insured for $800 by appellee, the Pontiac Mutual County Fire and Lightning Insurance Company. On October 14, 1913, this barn and other buildings and property belonging to appellant were destroyed by a fire which was claimed to have been started by sparks from a locomotive engine of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company. Appellee paid appellant the amount of its policy and soon afterward appellant commenced suit in the circuit court of Livingston county against the railroad company. This suit was begun after a conference between the respective…
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