Illinois Central R. R. v. Gibson

This is an appeal from a judgment against the railroad company in the amount of $300.00 for the killing of two *817cows belonging to appellee by a train of the company. Appellant owns and operates a branch railroad line which runs from Laurel in a general westerly direction to Saratoga at which point it intersects a line running from Jackson to Gulfport. The cows were killed by a freight train running in a westerly direction at about 11:55 p. m.

Appellant requested a peremptory instruction which was refused by the trial court and such refusal is the first assignment of error. The declaration…