Legal Opinion

Dougherty v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Railway Co.

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided September 2, 1905PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hutchinson County. Lion. E. G. Smith, Judge. Action by James Dougherty against the Chicago, Milwaukee & •St. Paul Railway Company. Judgment for - plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCorson, P. J.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff for damages alleged to have been sustained by him by the loss of a horse killed by an engine -of the defendant. It appears from the evidence that the plain*47tiff resided on the easterly side of the defendant’s railway in Hutchinson county, and was the owner of a tract of land on the westerly side thereof; that on the day the horse was killed he was used by the plaintiff, with other horses, in farming operations on the land on the west side of the track; that about 6 o’clock in the evening the plaintiff himself…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Johnson v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
  2. Ernst v. . Hudson River Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1866
  3. Gordon v. Grand Street & Newtown Rail RoadNew York Supreme Court · 1863
  4. Pennsylvania Railroad v. OgierSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1860
  5. Mankey v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Rau v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Whaley v. VidalSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. LynnIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Pendroy v. Great Northern Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Canterbury v. Director General of RailroadsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920

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