Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. Sanders
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Before Judge Candler. Lowndes superior court. November term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
If there is any one question settled by general law and the interpretation by this court of our statutes, it is, we think, that of the liability of a railroad company to respond in damages to the owner for the killing of live stock by the running and operation of its engines and cars. There are duties owing by the railroad company to the owners of stock, and by such owners to the railroad company. The latter is entitled to the free and unobstructed use of its track, while the owner is entitled to have redress for the wilful or negligent killing of or injury to his stock; and while the owner…
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