Tomlin v. Hukolo

The plaintiff was seriously injured by a cow and brought suit against the defendants as the owners thereof, claiming negligence. He had verdict and judgment against both defendants. The finding discloses that the defendants offered evidence and claimed to have proved, among other things, that both generally and on the day of the injury the sole ownership, control and possession of the cow was in the defendant Anna Hukolo. In spite of this claim, the court charged that there were only two possible verdicts, one for the plaintiff against both defendants and one in favor of both defendants. This…