P. W. Strader & Co. v. Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad

This is a petition in error prosecuted to reverse a judgment rendered at Special Term in favor of the defendant.

The action was brought against the railroad company by Strader & Co. to recover the value of an omnibus destroyed and horses drawing it, that were killed by the cars running upon and over them while they were lawfully traveling upon the railroad track where the highway crosses the railroad.

The judgment is sought to be reversed upon two grounds:

First. Because the verdict is against the evidence.

Second. Because the court erred in its charge to the jury, such charge having been…