Chubbuck v. Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad

This action was begun before a justice-, of the peace to recover damages for the killing of plaintiff’s steer on July 8th, 1879, which, killing was alleged to-have been occasioned by the failure of the defendant to maintain good and substantial fences and cattle-guards, as-required by section 48 of the Railroad Corporation Law. After alleging generally the failure of the defendant to maintain fences and cattle-guards, the negligence of the defendant in that regard, it more particularly alleged as-follows: “ That the defects in said fences and cattle-guards had existed for a long time prior to…