Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad v. Nichols
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Nemaha District Court. Action brought by Nichols against the G. B. U. P. Bid,Co., to recover damages for killing a cow belonging to the' plaintiff. Trial at the October Term, 1879, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff. The Railroad Company brings the case to this court. The opinion sufficiently states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The bill of particulars in this case, filed with the justice of the peace November 11th, 1878, stated a cause of action under the stock law of 1874,, against the plaintiff' *243in error and in favor of the defendant in error, to recover for the killing of a cow in Nemaha county. The bill of particulars also stated, in addition to the allegation that the road of the railroad company was not inclosed with a fence in said county, that the agents and servants of the company so carelessly and negligently run and managed its locomotive and cars,…
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