Iowa Code 327D.190 – Damages by fire
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 327D.190
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Railway: means a railroad as defined in subsection 3. See Iowa Code 327D.2
Any corporation operating a railway shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person on account of loss of or injury to the person’s property occasioned by fire set out or caused by the operation of such railway. Such damages may be recovered by the party injured in the manner set out in sections 327G.6 through 327G.8 and to the same extent, save as to double damages.