Wabash Railway Co. v. Williamson

This action was commenced before a justice of the peace of Wabash county, by Robert F. Williamson against the Wabash Railway Company, for killing two mules, upon the alleged ground that the company’s line of road was not securely fenced at the point at which the mules entered upon the track. Upon an appeal to the circuit court of that county, the venue was changed to the Miami Circuit Court, where the cause was tried by a jury. After all the evidence had been heard, the court instructed the jury to return a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing his damages at $>200, which was done accordingly,…