Teagarden v. Hetfield

Trespass by the appellee against the appellant, for killing a mare. The complaint charges the unlawful killing, by the defendant, of the mare of the plaintiff, of the value of 150 dollars, by which trespass the plaintiff was damaged, and claims judgment for 200 dollars in damages.

Trial, and verdict for plaintiff for 131 dollars, on which judgment was rendered, over a motion for a new trial.

A bill of exceptions setting out the evidence, shows that on the trial, the mare was proven to be worth from 85 dollars to 125 dollars. It further appears that the plaintiff was permitted to prove that at…