Legal Opinion

Cary v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 15, 1875PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Jippeal from Carroll Circuit Court. cited Lloyd vs. Pac. R. R. Co., Í9 Mo., 199. referred in argument to Calvert vs. Hann. & St. Jo. R. R. Co., 30 Mo., 212 ; Id., 38 Mo., 167; G-orman vs. Pac. R. R., 26 Mo., Ill; Trice v’s. Hann. & St. Jo. R. R., 19 Mo., 138; Biglow vs. North Mo. R. R., 18 Mo., 510; Meyer vs. North Mo. R. R., 35 Mo., 352; Lloyd vs. Pac. R. R, 19 Mo., 199 ; Ellis vs. Pac. R. R., 18 Mo., 231; Powell vs. Hann. & St. Jo. R. R., 35 Mo., 157.)

1Opinion of the CourtTories, Judge

This action was brought in the Carroll Circuit Court under the provisions of the 13rd section of the act concerning “railroad companies?’ (Wagn. Stat., 1872, p. 310) to recover *210double damages for the hilling of cattle belonging to plaintiff by the defendant upon its railroad.

There are two counts in the petition, bnt as the judgment was for the defendant on the first count, no notice thereof .need be taken.

The second count charges that the engine and cars used by the defendants ran upon and killed one heifer of the plaintiff of the value of fifty dollars, and that another heifer was thereby…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gorman v. Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
  2. Bigelow v. North Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
  3. Musick v. A. & P. R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1874

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Edwards v. Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1877
  2. Crutchfield v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  3. Luckie v. Chicago & Alton RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
  4. Braxton v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
  5. Rhea v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884

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