Harrison v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

GUIDRY, Judge.

The plaintiffs instituted this action to recover the value of certain hogs allegedly killed by trains owned and operated by the defendant, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (hereinafter referred to as Missouri). This suit is brought pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 45:504. Also named defendants are D. H. Maddox and T. R. Hicks, engineers allegedly operating Missouri’s trains that killed plaintiffs’ hogs. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiffs and against the defendant, Missouri. Plaintiffs’ action against the defendants, Maddox and Hicks, was dismissed.…