Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Savage
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Brror from Atoka County Court; J. H. Linebaugh, Judge. Action by R. C. Savage against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BREWER, C.
This is a suit for damages for killing a cow. It was filed and tried in a justice of the peace court, where plaintiff prevailed. On appeal to the county court of Atoka county, it was tried de novo, November 1, 1909, plaintiff again prevailing. The defendant, as plaintiff in error, brings this appeal. To determine the status of this case and the law applicable, it is first necessary to dispose of a preliminary question.
Atoka county was formerly a part of Indian Territory, and prior to statehood such territory was without any law restraining the running at large of domestic…
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