Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad v. Jones

This case is here solely upon a question, of ’ • the sufficiency of the evidence. It.was a suit to recover-the value of a steer, alleged to have been killed by defendants -cars, in April, 1865, in Decatur county, the railroad not being fenced. The answer was the general denial. The-*466issue was found foi* the plaintiff, and his damages assessed at $100. The question made is without any substantial merit, being purely technical. It must, however, be determined according to law. It was the cars of the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Railroad Company that killed the steer, since which time that…