Case Name: Martin v. Southern Railway Company
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1910-01-20
Citations: 7 Ga. App. 324
Docket Number: 2205
Parties: Martin v. Southern Railway Company.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 324–324

Head Matter:
2205.
Martin v. Southern Railway Company.
Action for damages; from city court of Floyd county — Judge. Hamilton. September 13, 1909.
Submitted December 20, 1909. —
Decided January 20, 1910.
M. B. Eubanks, W. B. Mebane, for plaintiff.
George A. II. Harris & Son, Maddox, McCamy & Shumate, for defendant.

Opinion:
Powell, J.
A petition filed in a city court against a railroad company* alleging merely that "the train of the defendant company ran over and killed a shepherd dog of petitioner's, of the value of $50," was properly dismissed on demurrer. Even if the negligent killing of a dog' is actionable, it is necessary to allege the negligence, (Ga. R. Co. v. Williams, 3 (Ga. App. 272 (59 S. E. 846) ; Barden v. Ga. R. Co., 3 Ga. App-344 (59 S. E. 1122). Judgment affirmed.