Peirce v. Wright

This suit was brought by appellee to recover the value of two horses killed by the servants and employees of appellant in operating an engine and train of cars on appellant’s railroad track near Charleston, Illinois, on December 25, 1896. A trial was had with a jury in the Circuit Court of Coles County. A verdict was rendered for appellee for $100 and judgment entered on the verdict. An appeal was prosecuted from this judgment to this court.

The only error insisted on is that the verdict of the jury is not sustained by the evidence.

The train which killed the horses was a north-bound train and…