Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Walker
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Walker, 87 Ga. 204 (Ga. 1891)
13 S.E. 511; 1891 Ga. LEXIS 128
Simmons
Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Walker
Opinion of the Court
1. The fact that the people of a certain section had held a mass-meeting and agreed to disregard the “stock law” does not repeal the law, and evidence of such fact should not have been admitted.
2. In an action against a railroad company for the negligent killing
3. When the evidence shows conclusively that the servants of a railroad company used all ordinary and reasonable care and diligence to prevent the killing of a certain cow, a verdict in favor of the owner for the value of the animal is contrary to law and the evidence, and should be set aside. . Judgment reversed.
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