Supreme Court of Arkansas April 3, 1897 (St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Stanfield)

Wood, J.

This suit was brought before a jtfstice of the peace for the alleged negligent killing of an “Irish setter dog,” valued at $95. Appellant' appeals from a judgment of the circuit court for $80. The demurrer to the complaint presents the question, “Is the railroad liable for the negligent killing of the dog?”

Under sec. 12, art. 22, of the constitution, and sec. 6349, Sand. & H. Dig.