Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co. v. Reed

This suit was brought by Eeed to recover the value of his horse, alleged to have been killed at a public crossing in a collision with an engine of defendant, which collision was occasioned as alleged by the failure of its servants operating the engine to sound the whistle or ring the bell continuously for a distance of eighty rods before reaching such crossing. In order to recover it devolved on the plaintiff to prove these facts. To either sound the whistle or ring the bell is sufficient. The law does not require that both should be sounded. Sec. 68, Chap. 114, R. S.; C., B. & Q. R. R. Co.…