Denver & Rio Grande Railroad v. Siminoe

This action was commenced in a justice of the. peace court of Mesa County by Siminoe, as plaintiff, against the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company, to recover damages for the value of plaintiff’s cow, which was killed by one of defendant’s trains. On appeal to the County Court, the verdict and judgment were for plaintiff, and the company brings the case here on error.

Defendant maintains the ordinary station buildings, grounds and yards at Whitewater, Colorado, which is an unincorporated town or village of about 100 inhabitants. The railroad, coming from the south from Denver, turns on a…