Meier v. Shrunk
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clayton District Court. — Hon. L. O. Hatch, Judge. The plaintiff, lor cause of action, alleges that the defendant was the owner of a vicious bull, and that, knowing it was vicious, and accustomed to attack mankind, he unlawfully permitted it to run at large; that on December 24, 1886, the plaintiff, while passing along a public highway, using due care, was attacked by said bull, so running at large, and was gored, bruised, wounded, and had three ribs broken, by…
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Appeal from Clayton District Court. — Hon. L. O. Hatch, Judge. The plaintiff, lor cause of action, alleges that the defendant was the owner of a vicious bull, and that, knowing it was vicious, and accustomed to attack mankind, he unlawfully permitted it to run at large; that on December 24, 1886, the plaintiff, while passing along a public highway, using due care, was attacked by said bull, so running at large, and was gored, bruised, wounded, and had three ribs broken, by said bull, by reason of which plaintiff became sick, sore and lame, and so continued for a long time, and “is not yet…
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
*20i , . ' sonai?nj:u?r“ negligence: I. *19The testimony objected to was to the effect that defendant frequently permitted his bull *20t° run at large in the road; as to the char-ac^er and general reputation of the bull as being vicious : and what had been told to plaintiff on that subject. There was no error in admitting this testimony. If the defendant frequently permitted his bull to run at large, that fact was proper to be considered in determining whether he was at large with defendant’s permission at the time plaintiff was attacked. The disposition of the bull, and what the plaintiff knew about…
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