Clark v. Ford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wells, J :

On November 15, 1895, William Ford brought an action in the Rooks county district court against the Union Pacific Railway Company to recover *333$250 as damages for killing a jack. Subsequently the plaintiffs in error were made parties by an amended petition. The issues were duly made up and the case tried to a jury and the court. The jury returned a verdict for ninety dollars damages and thirty-five dollars as attorney’s fee, in favor of the plaintiff. This verdict was approved by the court and a judgment rendered thereon, and the case brought…