Legal Opinion

Johnston v. Mack Manufacturing Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1909PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Hancock County. Action by George H. Johnston against the Mack Manufacturing Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings-error.

1Opinion of the Court

Williams, Judge;

This is an action of trespass on the case for personal injuries-inflicted upon plaintiff by a large boar, the property of defendant. Plaintiff, and defendant owned adjoining lands in Hancock county, and defendant was the keeper and owner of a number of hogs, among them a large boar of the Berkshire breed,. *545about fire or six years old and -weighing from three to five hundred pounds. There was no lawful fence dividing their lands; and on the 16th day of April, 1906, this boar strayed on to the lands of plaintiff and was endeavoring to break through plaintiff’s inside enclosure…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Spring Co. v. EdgarSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  2. Muller v. . McKessonNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  3. Layne v. Ohio River R'dWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1891
  4. Lyons v. MerrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  5. Blaine v. C. & O. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1876

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Jividen v. LawWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. American Coal Co. v. De WeseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1929
  3. Field v. ViraldoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
  4. Butts v. HoustonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Gunderson v. BierenWashington Supreme Court · 1914

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