DAMAGES. 651 



railroad company in certain counties a misdemeanor and sub- 

 jecting the president, superintendent and other officers of 

 such company to indictment if they refuse to pay or refer 

 to arbitration the claim for compensation, has been held un- 

 constitutional.'^"^ A statute conferring jurisdiction upon 

 justices of the peace in actions against railroad companies 

 for the killing of stock, without regard to the value of the 

 animal killed or the amount claimed, is constitutional.^"'' 



A release of the right of way and of damages sustained by 

 the work does not release damages for injuries to cattle 

 caused by the running of trains.'*'"' 



■^ State V. Divine, 98 N. C. 778. 



"^ Steele v. Mo. Pac. R. Co., 84 Mo. 57. 



"" Cleveland, C, C. & I. R. Co. v. Crossley, 36 Ind. 370. 



