Jaco v. Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railway Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Wayne Circuit Court. — lion. Franls B. Bearing, Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE. The statement- before the justice of the peace in this case is as follows (omitting caption and signature): “Plaintiff states that defendant is a corporation, organized and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Missouri; that on the twenty-third day of October, 1900, defendant was running and operating a railroad through Black River township-, in the county of…
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Appeal from Wayne Circuit Court. — lion. Franls B. Bearing, Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE. The statement- before the justice of the peace in this case is as follows (omitting caption and signature): “Plaintiff states that defendant is a corporation, organized and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Missouri; that on the twenty-third day of October, 1900, defendant was running and operating a railroad through Black River township-, in the county of Wayne, State of Missouri; that on said day plaintiff was the owner of a certain cow, to-, wit: One spotted milch cow,…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
This action was begun before a justice of the peace in Black River township, Wayne.county, to recover damages in the sum of $56.60 for the killing of a cow charged as a result of defendant’s omission to maintain lawful fences along its railroad.
The statement filed before the justice should be printed along with the official report of this opinion. It gives a full outline of plaintiff’s claim. Plaintiff had judgment before the justice. On appeal to the circuit court a like result ensued on a trial anew before Judge Deartng and a jury. The verdict of the jury was for the plaintiff and his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hagerman v. SuttonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Hope v. BlairSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Ricketts v. HartSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. LowderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Winningham v. TruebloodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State Bank of Seneca v. Saft.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1934