St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Newman
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1. Animals — permitting stock to go at large. — The owner of stock in this State is not negligent in permitting them to run at large upon the uninclosed premises of another.
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1. Animals — permitting stock to go at large. — The owner of stock in this State is not negligent in permitting them to run at large upon the uninclosed premises of another. (Page 459.) 2. Negligence — permitting flow of cotton seed oil — injuries to animal. — Where defendant permitted raw cotton seed oil in, large quantities to escape along the road side where cattle were accustomed to stray, and made no effort to prevent them from drinking the oil, and plaintiff’s cow drank thereof and was poisoned, defendant was guilty of negligence. (Page 439.) Appeal from White Circuit Court; Hance N.…
1Opinion of the CourtErauEnthal, J.
One of appellant’s freight trains was wrecked at Bald Knob, and several tank cars, containing raw cotton seed oil, were damaged to such an extent that they leaked. These tank cars were hauled to Judsonia, Ark., and left there for several days, during which time the oil ran out of them in a .steady .flow. The cars were first placed near a road crossing, and later a short distance therefrom, and the oil ran down into the ditches by the sides of the track and road, arid stood in great pools in these ditches and in the road. The grounds at which the cars were placed were uninclosed, and cattle…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Young v. HarveyIndiana Supreme Court · 1861
- L. R. & F. S. Railway Co. v. FinleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
- Henry v. DennisIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Jones & Norris v. NicholsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Railway Co. v. FergusonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
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- Poole v. GillisonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1953
- Abbott v. VanmeterSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1920
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