Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Middlebrooks

Middlebrooks sued the railroad company for damages on account of the killing by its engine and cars of two horses owned by him. There was a verdict for plaintiff for $200; defendant’s motion for new trial was overruled, and it excepted. The grounds of the motion were, that the verdict was contrary to law and evidence, and that the court refused to grant a nonsuit.

On the trial the plaintiff testified: The horses were my property. One was two years and a half old and worth $125, the other a year and a half old and worth $100. I saw them after they were killed. They were on this side of Fulsom…