Gulf, C. & S. F. R. Co. v. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court in the Indian Territory, Action by T. A. Martin against the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad Company to recover for the killing of stock. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Caldwell, Circuit Judge.
This action was commenced before a United States commissioner in the Indian Territory by Martin against the railway company to recover damages for a sorrel mare alleged to have been killed through the negligence of the company. The plaintiff below recovered judgment before the commissioner for $75, from which judgment the company appealed to the United States court, where the case was tried de novo before a jury, and there was a verdict and judgment in that court in favor of the plaintiff for $75, and the company sued out this writ of error. Every error-assigned has…
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