Mississippi Central Railroad v. Crawford
Mississippi Supreme Court
Mississippi Central Railroad v. Crawford, 96 Miss. 401 (Miss. 1909)
51 So. 466
Mates
Mississippi Central Railroad v. Crawford
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
It was error to render judgment in this case without a writ of inquiry. See Mississippi, etc., R. Co. v. Fort, 44 Miss. 423.
Beversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Mississippi Central Railroad Company v. Benjamin H. Crawford
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- Syllabus
- Judgment. Action of tort. 'Writ of inquiry. A default judgment in an action of tort against a railroad company for killing a horse, is erroneous -where rendered -without the award of a writ of inquiry to assess the damages sustained.