Savannah, Florida & Western Railway v. Gray
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Damages. Negligence. Witness. Presumptions. Yerdict. Before Judge Bower. Decatur ¡Superior Court. May Term, 1886. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
This was a suit against the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company to recover damages for killing a colt, the property of the plaintiff, by the running of the locomotive and cars of the company, in which a verdict was rendered against it for the proved value of the colt.
The case made by the plaintiff was, that some half hour after the alleged casualty, the colt was found dead near the railroad track, having been badly mutilated and wounded; that from appearances, it had tried to cross the track and came in collision with the engine. Its tracks were discovered ascending…
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