Greenway v. Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad

Elevan Greenway sued the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company for damages on account of the killing of a cow; verdict and judgment were rendered against her, and she , excepts to the overruling of her motion for a new trial. The evidence showed that the cow was grazing on a bank beside the track and suddenly jumped down the bank and went upon the track in front of an approaching train; and that the operators of the train could not have avoided killing her. The fireman testified in part: “The cow came from my side, I was on the left side, which is the fireman’s side. I saw the cow as we…