Campbell v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.

Winslow, C.,

This is an action under the double damage section of the statutes, originally commenced before a justice of the peace of Marion township, Cole county, Missouri. There was a judgment by default before the justice, from which the defendant, after the usual manner, duly perfected an appeal to the circuit court. In the circuit court, after various-objections to the complaint and the introduction of testimony had been made by defendant, and overruled by the court, there was a trial by jury, which resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $30; which verdict was doubled by the court, and a…