Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Winchester

In this case it is unnecessary to consider whether the adoption by the legislature of the act of 1913 (Acts of 1913, pp. 46, 47), containing the provision that “all dogs are hereby made personal property and shall be given in and taxed,” authorizes a recovery against a railway company for negligently killing or injuring a dog; and in such eases creates a presumption against the company as in eases of injuries to persons or other property; since, under numerous decisions of this court and of the Supreme Court, an action is maintainable against one who wantonly, maliciously, or intentionally…