Seymour v. Railway Co.

This is an action brought against the Pitts-burg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway Company, under the statute, as amended April 18, 1874 (71 Ohio L. 83), for the recovery of damages for the killing of domestic animals by reason of the want and insufficiency of fence and cattle guards along the line of defendant’s railroad.

The defendant demurred to the petition on the ground that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. This demurrer was sustained and final judgment rendered against the plaintiff. The question before the court below was whether the limitation of four…