Jeffersonville, Madison, & Indianapolis Railroad v. Adams

The appellee recovered a judgment against the appellant for the value of a cow killed by a locomotive of the appellant running upon a railroad in the city of New Albany. The ground of the action was, that the cow was killed by the negligence of the appellant’s servants in charge of the train, without the fault of the appellee.

The cause was tried by the court, resulting in a finding for the appellee. Motion for a new trial overruled, exception and judgment on the finding.

The alleged negligence consisted in running a freight train of cars loaded with iron through the city of New Albany on a…