Case Name: Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Studstill
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1916-06-27
Citations: 18 Ga. App. 300
Docket Number: 6959
Parties: Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Studstill.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 300–300

Head Matter:
6959.
Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Studstill.
Decided June 27, 1916.
Appeal; from Dodge superior court — Judge Graham. September 7, 1915.
W. M. Clements, for plaintiff in error.
B. W. Cooper, contra.

Opinion:
Hodges, J.
The action was for damages on account of the killing of a cow by the railroad company, and, the defendant having admitted on the trial that the cow was killed by the running of its locomotive and cars, the statutory presumption of negligence on the part of the railroad company arose, and the burden of overcoming that presumption was upon the company. The jury having found against the company upon the issue involved, and the trial judge having approved the verdict, this court will not sot it aside upon the ground that it is contrary to law and evidence. Judgment affirmed.