Dacres v. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Walla Walla County. Action by George Dacres against the Oregon Nail way & Navigation Company for damages for the killing of stock. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
JBuRKE, C. J.
This was an action brought by the appellant against the appellee to recover damages for the killing of an animal by a train of cars on appellee’s railway.. It appeared upon the trial that the plaintiff was the owner of a farm in Walla Walla county; that the defendant had constructed and was operating its railway through this farm; that defendant’s railway was not fenced on either side along its right-of-way; that the plaintiff was the owner of the animal in question; that the animal entered upon the railway track from the farm, and was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HumesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Corwin v. . the New-York and Erie Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1855
- Kurtz v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. v. DacresWashington Supreme Court · 1890
- Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. v. SmalleyWashington Supreme Court · 1890
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