Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Bowyer

This was a suit by the appellee against the appellant for killing a cow by its locomotive. The case was tried by the court, and at the request of the defendant, the following special findings and conclusions of law were made:

“ 1st. The court finds that the cow of the plaintiff was struck and killed fay the locomotive of the defendant, while being run upon the railroad of the defendant, in Cass county, Indiana, on or about the — day of May, 1871, and that said cow was of the value of fifty dollars.

“ 2d. That the cow got upon said railroad track and was killed at a point on said railroad where…