Illinois Central Railroad v. Middlesworth

Court:

This was an action on the case for negligence in so running the railroad train of appellants, that twenty-one mules of appellee were killed. There were a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, a new trial.having been refused. The points made here are, that the verdict was against the evidence and should have been set aside, and a new trial granted, and that certain instructions given for the plaintiff were improper, and one asked by the defendants and refused, should have been given.

We have examined the evidence with great care, as it appears in the bill of exceptions, and are…