Case ID: ill_73/html/0590-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Mr. Justice Breese", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

William Fredrick v. George White.
    Domestic animals—owner permitting them to run at large, liable for damages. A party who permits his stock to run at large, in violation of the act of January 13, 1872, is liable in an action of trespass for any damage they may do to the crops of others.
    Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Silvanus Wilcox, Judge, presiding.
    ■Hr. A. J. Hopkins, for the appellant.
    Hr. Frank H. Annis, for the appellee.
   Mr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This cause was originally brought before a justice of the peace of Kane county, where a judgment was obtained in favor of the plaintiff, for fifty dollars. On appeal to the circuit court, a judgment for the same amount was rendered, to reverse which the defendant appeals.

The action was for injury to the plaintiff’s corn hy the defendant’s cattle. The cause was tried by a jury, and the evidence fully sustains the verdict. It was clearly proved that defendant suffered his stock to run at large repeatedly before the commencement of the suit, doing damage to the plaintiff, and this in violation of the act of January 13, 1872, in force July 1, 1872.

The instructions given to the jury stated the law correctly, and justice has been done.

The judgment is affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.