Hutchinson v. Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co.

Citations

• 9 S.D. 5
• 67 N.W. 853
• 1896 S.D. LEXIS 100

Syllabus

<p>1. In an action for the value of stock killed by a railroad train, where the evidence was conflicting as to whether the engineer had turned off the steam and tried to stop the train after the cattle were in view, the question of negligence was for the jury.</p> <p>2. The owner of live stock who allows them to graze near railroad tracks while in charge of a girl 14 years old is not guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.</p>