Dryden v. Smith

Ewing, C.

This suit was instituted before a justice of the peace to.recover damages for killing a steer, by a locomotive and train of cars belonging to and operated by defendant. That portion of the statement necessary to a determination of this cause is as follows: “ That on the 15th day of June, 1879, the defendant ran over, upon and against a certain steer belonging to plaintiff by their locomotive and train of cars in the township of Locust and county of Linn aforesaid, and did then and there kill said steer; that at the time said steer was killed, the Burlington & Southwestern Railway was…