Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company v. Self

WRIGHT, Judge.

On May 13, 1967, suit was filed in the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Alabama, by Charles N. Self, plaintiff-appellee against Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, a corporation, defendant-appellant. The suit was in the amount of $1000.00 as damages, charging defendant with the negligent killing of four cows belonging to plaintiff. The complaint originally contained counts 1 and 2, but at some time during the trial, count 2 was removed from the consideration of the jury and the matter went to the jury only on count 1. After hearing the evidence and the charge of the court,…