Case Name: PAYNE, Agent, v. SAUNDERS
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1921-12-22
Citations: 236 S.W. 227
Docket Number: No. 2476
Parties: PAYNE, Agent, v. SAUNDERS.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 236
Pages: 227–227

Head Matter:
PAYNE, Agent, v. SAUNDERS.
(No. 2476.)
(Court of Civil Appeals of Texas. Texarkana.
Dec. 22, 1921.)
Railroads <@=410 — Liable for stock negligently killed.
A railroad is liable for the value of an animal killed at a crossing through negligent operation of a train.
Appeal from Harrison County Court; W. H. Strength, Judge.
Action by N. W. Saunders against John Barton Payne, Agent. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
Affirmed.
Hall, Brown & Hall, of Marshall, for ap: pellant.
John W. Scott, of Marshall, for appellee.

Opinion:
HODGES, J.
This suit originated in a justice court of Harrison county, and the appeal is from a judgment against the government agent of the United States Railway Administration for the value of an animal killed at a crossing. The jury found that the killing was the proximate result of the negligent operation of a train, and the evidence is sufficient to justify that finding. The judgment will therefore be affirmed.