Head v. Powell

This is an action to recover the value of a sow. At the close of all the evidence the court gave on behalf of defendant an instruction in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff has appealed.

The cause arose in a justice court where there was a judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $25 and defendant appealed. Plaintiff in his statement alleges that he and defendant were residents of the same township, that defendant was the owner of a sow and that on the 30th day of September, 1921, “defendant carelessly and negligently…