Peru & Indianapolis Railroad v. Hasket

Hasket sued the railroad company before a justice of the peace. In the- complaint, it is alleged that the plaintiff’s mare, of the value of 125 dollars, was so injured on the defendant’s railroad, by the locomotive and cars used thereon, that she thereby became worthless and of no value to the plaintiff; the said railroad not being securely fenced, &c. The demand is laid at 100 dollars.

Before the justice there was judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed. In the Common Pleas, the case was submitted to the Court for trial. The facts are, substantially, as follows:

On the 24th of May,…