Railroad v. Thompson

W. W. Thompson brought this' action against the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company, to recover damages for injuries received by a mare in collision with one of the company’s moving trains. The Circuit Judge, who heard the case without the intervention of a jury, rendered judgment in favor of Thompson for $30, and the railroad company appealed in error.

Though admitting the injury to the mare, the company denies that it is legally responsible for the damage done. The collision occurred on a private crossing, at the intersection of the company’s track and a private road, about one mile north of the…