Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1891 — Justified In Killing a Mule. [ARTICLE]

Justified In Killing a Mule.

Perhaps the queerest lawsuit on record—one that deserves a place in the legal records of Georgia—was that which was recently decided in Morgan County, Ga. A drummer hired a mule and buggy to go into the country. The mule became contrary and backed the buggy into the fence. The drummer plied the whip and the mule kicked back. The mud dew, but the drummer held his own. When patience ceased to be a virtue, the commercial gentleman drew a revolver from his pocket and killed the long-eared source of danger. The owner of the mule brought suit against the drummer for the value of his quadruped, whereupon the jury brought in the following verdict: “ We, the jury, find the defendant not guilty, and the killing a case of justifiable homicide. ”