Chicago, St. P., M. & O. Ry. Co. v. Gilbert
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota.' Action by Joseph W. Gilbert and another against the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company for the negligent burning of plaintiffs’ buildings. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant brings error. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Shiras, District Judge.
On the 23d of May, 1889, a steam flouring mill and barn, with their contents, the property of the defendants in error, situated in the village of Adrian, in the state of Minnesota, in immediate proximity to a line of railway owned and operated by the plaintiff in error, were destroyed by fire. The owners of the burned property brought this action against the railway company for the purpose of recovering the damages caused by the destruction ’of their property, alleging that the company had negligently placed and suffered to accumulate, upon the right of way and land of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railroad v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Sheldon v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
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- Gibbons v. Wisconsin Valley RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
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