Pensacola & Atlantic Railroad v. Braxton
Supreme Court of Florida
Appeal from tire Circuit Court for Jackson county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the ¡court.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, J.:
Under the provisions of Chapter 3742 laws of Florida, approved May 13th. 1887, James W. Braxton sued the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad Company in the Circuit Court of Jackson county for divers head of cattle killed by the defendant’s engines, cars, etc., and on the trial before a jury recovered judgment for $84 as damages, with interest under said statute at the rate of 50 per cent, per annum, amounting to $35, and $25 for attorney’s fees, aggregating $144, besides the costs of the suit; the allegation and proof being that the defendant had failed to keep its roadway fenced and…
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