Illinois Central Railroad v. Finney

The appellee recovered a judgment against the appellant for §50 on account of a cow killed by the engine of appellant. The ground of recovery as alleged, was that the appellant had neglected to fence its track. There was no allegation of negligence in the management of the engine. The place where the injury occurred was Alvin Station, an unincorporated village; and while there was no fence there for a considerable distance east of the point of collision, the question is, whether at the place where the animal came on the track a fence was necessary. The switches extend east of the point of…