Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. Vaughan

The evidence in this case was sufficient from which the jury could reasonably infer the plaintiff’s cow was struck by defendant’s engine within one-quarter of a mile of the public road crossing at McCombs station. This made out a prima facie case for the plaintiff, imposing upon defendant the burden of acquitting itself of negligence. Cent. of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Turner, 145 Ala. 441, 40 South. 355. The jury could also reasonably infer from the evidence that the engineer failed to comply with the requirements of'section 5473 of the Code of 1907, as to ringing the bell and blowing the whistle.…