Williams Estate Co. v. Nevada Wonder Mining Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Churchill County; James A. Callahan, Judge. ' Action by the Williams Estate Company, against the Nevada Wonder Mining Company. From judgment for plaintiff and from order denying motion for new trial, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Eighth Judicial District Court, Churchill County; James A. Callahan, Judge. ' Action by the Williams Estate Company, against the Nevada Wonder Mining Company. From judgment for plaintiff and from order denying motion for new trial, defendant appeals. (Sanders, C. J., dissenting.) The evidence shows, without contradiction or conflict, that plaintiff’s herder was in charge of the cattle; that he was fully cognizant of the danger to them; that he had it in his power to resort to effective measures to protect them from the danger, but failed to do so, and that his said failure was the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Ducker, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages for the loss of certain cattle running on the public range, which were killed by drinking cyanide solutions. The case was tried before the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of respondent for the value of cattle destroyed in the amount of $860. A motion for a new trial was made, which was denied by the court. From the judgment and order of the court denying its motion for a new trial, the mining company appeals.
The respondent moved to strike the bill of exceptions and record on appeal upon the ground that…
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