Texas Electric Ry. v. Reese

Appellee filed suit against appellant, an electric interurban railway, to recover damages for the killing of a fine registered Duroc boar, alleging its value to be ¥1,000. Appellee alleged appellant was negligent in failing to properly construct a gate in its right of way fence through which the hog passed onto appellant’s right of way, and was guilty of negligence in. failing to keep the gate in repair, and was guilty of negligence in operating the car which killed the hog at a high and dangerous rate of speed, and in failing to ring the bell, or give any warning signals or slacken its…