Memphis & Charleston Railroad v. Blakeney
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the circuit court of Tishomingo county. — Bradford, J. It is incumbent upon the appellee to establish, by competent proof, negligent misconduct upon the part of the appellant, or their agents, before he can recover, and the injury itself is not, jwima facie, evidence of negligence. Miss. C. R. R. Co. v. Miller, 40 Miss. R., page 47 ; Terry v. N. Y. C. R. R. Co., 22 Barb. R., p. 574; Herring v. Wil. & Ral. R. R. Co., 10 Iredell R.,p. 402 ; Gral. & Chicago Union R.R.
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Error to the circuit court of Tishomingo county. — Bradford, J. It is incumbent upon the appellee to establish, by competent proof, negligent misconduct upon the part of the appellant, or their agents, before he can recover, and the injury itself is not, jwima facie, evidence of negligence. Miss. C. R. R. Co. v. Miller, 40 Miss. R., page 47 ; Terry v. N. Y. C. R. R. Co., 22 Barb. R., p. 574; Herring v. Wil. & Ral. R. R. Co., 10 Iredell R.,p. 402 ; Gral. & Chicago Union R.R. Co. v. Loomis, 13 111. R., p. 548; Cen. R. R. Co. v. Reedy, 17 111. R., p. 580; Waldron v. Portland S. & P. R. R. Co.,…
1Opinion of the Court
Tarbell, J.:
This suit was brought in the county court oí Tishomingo, in 1867, to recover the value of two cows killed by the cars of the plaintiff in error, in April of that year. At the August term, 1868, a trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff below, the jury assessing the value of the cows at $80. A motion for a new trial was overruled. On a hearing on appeal in the circuit court, the judgment of the county court was affirmed, and thereupon a writ of error was taken to this court. The bill of exceptions discloses the following facts:
W. R. Smith, a witness for plaintiff, testified…
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