Niemann v. Michigan Central Railroad

Plaintiff's cow was killed by one of the-defendant's freight trains while passing through the village of Zilwaukee, Saginaw county. The plaintiff resides-west of the defendant’s railroad track, and on March 20, 1888, drove six of his cows across the track, and let them go from there to the river to drink. On their return the last cow to pass over the track was killed by the passing freight train.

The negligence claimed is that the defendant's road was-, not fenced; that the train was run at a greater speed than the rules of the road permit, and faster than is safe-through the streets of the…