Quimby v. Vermont Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Trespass on the Case for want of care by the defendants’ servant in the management of their locomotive engine, whereby the plaintiff’s mare and colt were killed. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, December Term, 1850, — Collamer, J., presiding.
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Trespass on the Case for want of care by the defendants’ servant in the management of their locomotive engine, whereby the plaintiff’s mare and colt were killed. Plea, the general issue, and trial by jury, December Term, 1850, — Collamer, J., presiding. On trial the plaintiff gave evidence tending to prove, that in July, 1849, he was the owner of a mare and colt, which were in the possession of his father, Colcord Q,uimby ; that Colcord Quirnby resided on a farm in Sharon, through which the defendants’ rail road was located and constructed; that in constructing their rail road the defendants…
1Opinion of the Court
*393The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfiemo, J.
1. The court have not deemed it necessary to go into the inquiry, in this case, whether, upon the facts stated in the bill of exceptions, the defendants’ right to the land, where the injury occurred, had so vested, that they might rightfully occupy the same. The very action pre-supposes, that the company were rightfully occupying the land ; else the action must be trespass, and not case.
2. In regard to the obligation to fence the land, we think the rule adopted by the court below was as favorable, as the defendants could ask. That is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Rensselaer & Saratoga RailroadNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
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