International-Great Northern R. v. Casey

B. W. Casey sued the International-Great Northern Railroad Company in the county court of Cherokee county to recover $540 in damages for the destruction of a pair of mules, wagon, and harness alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the railroad company in a collision at a public crossing while Jake Packer, employee of Casey,, was attempting to cross the railroad crossing. The negligence alleged consisted in operating the train at a rate of speed in excess of 50 miles per hour; in operating the train at the time at such a rate of speed that it could not be stopped after it came into…