Georgia Northern Railway Co. v. Rollins

The plaintiff sought recovery for the killing of a cow and a hog and injury to a heifer by the defendant’s train at a public crossing. The petition as amended alleged that the defendant, while operating its train “through its engineer, agents, and servants, failed to slow down its locomotive so as to have the same under control at” a designated public crossing; that “all the live stock . '. were on said track of said railroad company within fifty feet of said crossing, known as Spangler’s Crossing, in full view in the daytime and in such position on said track as to be visible to the said…