66-296. Recovery upon failure to pay full value of animal upon demand.
66-296
66-296. Recovery upon failure to pay full value of animal upon demand. In case such railway company or corporation, or the assignee or lesseethereof, shall fail for thirty days after demand made therefor by the ownerof such animal, or his agent or attorney, to pay such owner or his agent orattorney the full value of such animal if killed, or damages thereto ifwounded, such owner may sue and recover from such railway company orcorporation, or the assignee or lessee thereof, the full value of suchanimal or damages thereto, together with a reasonable attorney's fee forthe prosecution of the suit, and all costs in any court of competentjurisdiction in the county in which such animal was killed or wounded.
History: L. 1874, ch. 94, § 2; March 4; R.S. 1923, 66-296.