Snowden v. Norfolk Southern Railroad

The object of this suit, is the recovery of the value of the plaintiffs’ horse, killed on November 13th, 1884, by the alleged negligent running of a train of cars over the defendant’s railroad. The testimony is concurrent to the effect, that the horse was feeding in a ditch, some three feet from the track, which passed through the pasture of one of the plaintiffs, when, as the train approached, and came within the distance of less than fifty yards from the place, the horse became frightened, ran a few yards along the ditch, and then, springing upon the track, dashed forward until he…