Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad v. Irish

We held in Ewing v. The Chicago and Alton Railroad Co. ante, p. 25, that the law prohibiting domestic animals from running at large, in force October 1, 1872, does not, by implication, repeal or nullity any of the provisions of the act of February 14, 1855, requiring railroad companies to erect and maintain fences on the sides of their roads, and that it is a question of fact, to be determined by the jury, from all the circumstances in evidence, whether the act of the owner, in permitting his animal to run at large in violation of law, is contributory negligence. What was there said is…