Midland Valley Railroad v. Barnes

Tbe plaintiffs sued to recover tbe value of cattle alleged to bave died because of injures sustained by having been knocked down and trampled upon, alleging that tbis was caused by tbe negligence of tbe defendant in not having pens adequate in size and in permitting tbe pens to become dangerous in character because tbe soil bad been washed away from rocks that were left exposed and slippery, and because a bole bad been washed out and had become filled with mud and slush.

Tbe defendant answered by a general denial, set up the terms and provisions of tbe contract with regard to care of the…