Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Turley

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Settle

— Affirming.

The appelle sued in tlie court below to recover of appellant $2,500.00 damages for tlie death of a standard-bred trotting' mare, known as “Agnes Winn,” of which he was the owner, alleging in the petition that she was killed at a public crossing by the negligence of appellant’s servants in operating one of its trains which there struck and knocked her from the railroad track. The appellant’s answer admitted the killing of the mare by its train, but denied that it resulted from any negligence of its servants. The trial resulted in a verdict for…