St. Louis & South-Eastern Railway Co. v. Mathias

This was an action by the appellee against the appellant. The complaint, in substance, charges, that the defendant, before and at the time of the committing of the grievances hereinafter mentioned, to wit, on the 17th day of January, 1873, was the owner and occupier of a certain railroad leading from Evansville, in the State of Indiana, to St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, and of certain cars and locomotives running thereon; that the said railroad, so operated, etc., ran upon and occupied a certain track belonging to and used by the said defendant, said track being on Third street *67in said…