Weaver v. Brink

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant Weaver from $61,300 judgment against him in a personal injury case.

Plaintiff Brink received bodily injury when a tractor-trailer operated by him struck a cow owned by defendant Weaver, on Interstate 45 near land owned by defendant. Plaintiff sued defendant for damages for his injuries alleging defendant negligent in failing to maintain adequate fences to keep the cow from going onto the highway, in failing to keep the cow within said fences, in failing to warn drivers the cow or cows had escaped from the fences and were on the…