Rio Grande Western Railway Co. v. Whitson

Whitson brought suit against the railroad company to recover double the value of an animal which had been killed by one of the company’s trains. At the trial, the plaintiff showed the killing, his subsequent appointment of an appraiser under the statute, and the taking of such steps as are prescribed by the stock-killing act, the value of the animal, and what was a reasonable attorney’s fee for the prosecution of the suit. The court then entered judgment for twice the value, and fifty dollars for attorney’s fees, making the judgment one hundred and fifty dollars. On the trial, the company…