Union Stock Yards v. Peeler

Appellee sued appellant for damages resulting to him on account of injuries received while he was lawfully in appellant’s stockyards. Appellee alleged that on April 13, 1928, while assisting in the handling of some cattle in appellant’s stockyards, the latch on one of' the gates broke when one of the cattle came in contact with it, and thereby he was thrown, and one of the cattle stepped upon his left leg and broke it. It was alleged that appellant negligently permitted the latch of said gate to be in a defective, insecure, and unsafe condition so that it broke when one of the cattle came in…