St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Greenwood District Court. Action brought by Edwards against the Railway Company? to recover for damages done to his crops by cattle which passed into his field through or over improper cattle-guards on the defendant’s road where it enters the plaintiff’s field.
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Error from Greenwood District Court. Action brought by Edwards against the Railway Company? to recover for damages done to his crops by cattle which passed into his field through or over improper cattle-guards on the defendant’s road where it enters the plaintiff’s field. Trial at the November Term, 1880, of the district court, and verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $50, with interest thereon from September 3,1880, at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, and for costs. The defendant brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was brought by R. A. Edwards against the St. Louis & San Francisco railway company, for damage done to his crops by reason of cattle passing into his field through or over improper cattle-guards on the defendant’s road where the road enters the plaintiff’s field. The action was commenced under chapter 81 of the Laws of 1869, relating to cattle-guards. (Comp. Laws 1879, p.785.) A trial was had in the district court, and judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, who now, as plaintiff in error,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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