Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Porter

Appellant appeals from a judgment ,in favor of appellee for the value of a horse killed upon its track. The action is based upon the statute in relation to fencing railroad tracks. Art. 4, ch. 38, E. S. 1881. The collision occurred near where the railroad crosses a public highway obliquely.

On the east side of the highway there is a cattle-pit, with wing fences leading up to it on either side.

The witnesses do not agree exactly, but the conclusion to be drawn from their statements is that the cattle-pit is about fifty feet east from the east line of the highway. On the north side of the…