Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Piper
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Leavenworth District Court. Action under the railroad stock law, brought by Piper against the Railway Company, to recover damages for killing a colt belonging to plaintiff. Trial at the September Term, 1880, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant brings the ease here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was brought before a justice of the peace by Gilbert N. Piper, against the Missouri Pacific railway company, to recover damages under the railroad stock-killing law of 1874, (Comp. Laws 1879, p. 784,) for the killing of a colt. The plaintiff recovered a judgment before the justice of the peace, and the defendant appealed to the district court. The defendant then objected to all further proceedings in the case, claiming that neither the justice of the peace nor the district court had any jurisdiction in the case; and claiming…
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