Columbus & G. Ry. Co. v. Cobbs

This is a suit by the widow of Sam P. Cobbs to recover damages from the appellant for Cobbs’ death. It is alleged that he was negligently and wantonly killed, in the town of Moorhead, by the operation of one of appellant’s trains, being' negligently run and operated on the railroad tracks of the appellant, and being propelled by steam', under circumstances unknown to the appellee.

Upon the close of the evidence the appellant asked for a peremptory instruction which was refused, and the case was submitted to the jury. The appellee rested her case upon the prima-facie negligence statute as shown…