Chicago & Erie Railroad v. Smith
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Wells Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtReinhard, C. J.
This was an action by the appellee against the appellant, for damages on account of fire escaping from a locomotive engine on the appellant’s railroad running through the appellee’s land.
The first error assigned is the overruling of the appellant's demurrer to the complaint. The complaint is in two paragraphs. The demurrer is joint and so is the assignment of error. If either paragraph was sufficient, therefore, the ruling must be upheld. Ketcham v. Barbour, Exec., 102 Ind. 576; State, ex rel., v. Faurote, 104 Ind. 287; Redel-sheimer, Exec., v. Miller, 107 Ind. 485.
Assuming, however, that the…
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