Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Olden

*111The opinion of the court was delivered by

Greene, J.:

This was an action to recover the value of three mules and one colt, alleged to have been killed by the negligence of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company while operating its train on the Central Branch railroad. The defendant answered by a general denial, and also alleged contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff in permitting his animals to run at large in violation of the herd law of 1872 (Gen. Stat. 1901, § 7466 et seq.), which was in force in the county when the stock were killed. To this answer the plaintiff filed a general…