Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railway Co. v. Jones

Citations

• 111 Miss. 159
• 71 So. 309

Syllabus

<p>1. Railroads. Killing of stoclc. Sufficiency of evidence. ■ Négligence.</p> <p>In. a suit against a railroad company for the negligent killing of stock by its running train, where the defendant showed just how and under what circumstances the stock was injured by its running train and it appears that the engineer and train- crew did everything possible to avoid striking the animals after the stock was seen on the track, in such case the defendant railroad company, was not liable.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>There is no obligation on the servants of á railroad company to keep a look-out for trespassing stock.</p>