Vaughn v. Director General of Railroads
Appellate Court of Illinois
Erro.r to the Circuit Court of Henderson county; the Hon. Robert J. Grier, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1920.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the court.
On July 2, 1918, a barn and animals and other personal property therein, owned by Claude Vaughn, were destroyed by fire which also communicated to his residence and injured that. He was insured, and the insurance company paid the amount at which its liability was fixed. It claimed that the fire was, set by sparks from an engine of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Pe Railway Company, under such circumstances that said railroad company was liable for the fire, and it brought this suit in the name of Vaughn for its use under the claim…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Weston v. TeufelIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. PettersIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Chicago City Railway Co. v. LowitzIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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