Case Name: Southern Railway Company v. Keel
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1909-12-24
Citations: 7 Ga. App. 244
Docket Number: 2161
Parties: Southern Railway Company v. Keel.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 244–244

Head Matter:
2161.
Southern Railway Company v. Keel.
Certiorari; from Gordon superior court — -Judge Bite. July 4* 1909.
Submitted December 8,
Decided December 24, 1909.
Maddox, McCamy & Shumate, F. A. Cantrell, for plaintiff in error. J. M. Lang, contra.

Opinion:
Powell, J.
There being evidence that, though the dog of the plaintiff was. upon the railroad track for about a minute before it was struck by the train, and was in full view of the engineer for half a mile, the engineer continued the operation of the train at full speed, without sounding any alarm or making any other effort to prevent killing the dog, the jury was authorized to find that the killing was wanton or intentional. The verdict is, therefore, not contrary to law. Columbus R. Co. v. Woolfolk, 128 Ga. 631 (58 S. E. 152, 10 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1136, 119 Am. St. R. 404). Judgment affirmed.