Wills v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Court of Appeal
. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County, and from an order denying a new trial. W. B. Wallace, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtConrey, P. J.
Pursuant to the verdict of a jury, judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of six hundred dollars damages -on account of the loss of certain horses of the plaintiff which were killed on the defendant’s railroad track. The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
There is in the complaint an allegation of negligence by the defendant in running and managing its train whereby the horses were killed. The evidence shows that they were killed by a collision with one of defendant’s trains. But there is no evidence of carelessness or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McCoy v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1892
- Walther v. Sierra Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1903
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1909
3Cited by2 opinions
- Couldthirst v. Southern Pacific RailroadCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920
- Jesus Maria Rancho v. Southern Pacific Co.California Court of Appeal · 1918