Jeffersonville, Madison, & Indianapolis-Railroad v. O'Connor

The appellee sued the appellant for the value of a cow owned by him, which he alleged was killed by the cars of the appellant, at a point on the road where it was not securely fenced. The case originated before a justice of the peace, where it was tried, and thence appealed to and tried in the circuit court, each time resulting in a judgment for the appellee. In the circuit court there was a motion for a new trial, which was asked for the reasons that the finding, the cause having been tried by the court, was contrary to law, and not sustained by the evidence; and which was over- ' ruled,…