Legal Opinion
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Manning
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 19, 1934Published
1Per curiam
— The statutes provides that:
“Any railroad company * * * operating” a “railroad in this State who has failed to erect and maintain fences along the sides of its railroad track as is provided” by statute, “shall be liable for the full cash value of any and all cattle * * * or other * * * live stock which may be killed or injured by any train, engine or cars upon the track of the said railroad, if the claim be paid within sixty days after the presentation of the claim for damages by the owner of the killed or injured live stock or his agent or attorney, whether the same was killed or injured…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. GrimesSupreme Court of Florida · 1925