Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Beckwith
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KOSSUTH COUNTY, STATE OF IOWA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This case comes before us from the Circuit Court of Kossuth County, Iowa, the highest court of that state in which the controversy between the parties could be determined. Rév. Stat. § 709. It was an action for the value of three hogs,' run over and killed 'by the engine and cars of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company, a corporation existing under the laws of Minnesota and Iowa, and operating a railroad in the latter state. The killing was at a point where the defendant' had the right to fence its road. The action was brought before a justice of the peace of Kossuth County. Proof…
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