Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. Goyette
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. N. J. Pillsbury, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
This was an action on the case, brought by Antoine Goyette against the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, to recover damages for the destruction of certain buildings, meadows, hay, grain and other property of the plaintiff, by fire communicated from one of the defendant’s locomotive engines.
The declaration contains two counts, the first of which alleges, that the defendant suffered and permitted large quantities of dead grass, dry weeds- and other combustible material to remain on its right of way, by means whereof fire was emitted and thrown from a certain locomotive engine of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. QuaintanceIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Chicago & A. R. R. v. GlennyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
- Davis v. Missouri & Illinois Coal Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1914
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