Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Cauley

Elliott, C. J. —

The appellees’ complaint contains three paragraphs, all seeking to recover damages for property burned by fire escaping from the track or locomotives of the appellant. The appellant unsuccessfully demurred to each of the paragraphs.

The objection that all of the paragraphs are bad because they do not specifically state the facts constituting the negligence imputed to the appellant, is not valid. It has often been decided by our own and other courts, that a failure to state, in detail, the facts constituting negligence, does not render a pleading bad on demurrer. Ohio, etc., R.…