Staaden v. People

Citations

• 82 Ill. 432

Syllabus

<p>1. Indictment—-for setting fire to a building to the injury of the inswer. In an indictment against a party for setting on fire a building which was insured, to the injury of the insurer, it is necessary to aver the guilty intent, namely, that the building was insured against loss by fire, and that the accused set it on fire with intent to injure the insurer.</p> <p>3. Where the charge is, the intent was to injure a body of persons by a company name, unless such company is incorporated it should be averred the accused set the building on fire with intent to injure the persons composing that company, stating the names of such persons.</p>