Johnson v. Borson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Dome County. Tbe following statement of tbe case was prepared by Mr.. Justice Taylor as a part of tbe opinion: . This action was commenced in tbe municipal court of Dane county to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon tbe lands of tbe plaintiff, and for throwing down tbe bars and fences thereon, by reason whereof tbe plaintiff's domestic animals escaped from his inclosure and trod down and destroyed tbe crops growing and being…
Read the full summary
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Dome County. Tbe following statement of tbe case was prepared by Mr.. Justice Taylor as a part of tbe opinion: . This action was commenced in tbe municipal court of Dane county to recover damages for an alleged trespass upon tbe lands of tbe plaintiff, and for throwing down tbe bars and fences thereon, by reason whereof tbe plaintiff's domestic animals escaped from his inclosure and trod down and destroyed tbe crops growing and being thereon. Tbe defendant answered that, at the time and place mentioned in tbe complaint, tbe defendant bad a right of way over…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The only errors alleged by the counsel for the appellant for the reversal of the judgment of the circuit court are: “ (1) The court erred in holding that the erection of the bars in question was a reasonable and proper use of the plaintiff’s premises, and not an unlawful obstruction to the defendant’s.right of way. (2) The court erred in holding that it was the duty of the defendant to keep up and replace such bars. (3) The court erred in holding that the verdict and judgment of the municipal court were not warranted by the law and the evidence.”
The finding by the circuit court that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Bakeman v. . TalbotNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Dillman v. HoffmanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Brill v. . BrillNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Baker v. FrickCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- Jarstadt v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Miller v. HoeschlerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1905
- Backhausen v. MayerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Frank C. Schilling Co. v. DetryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
- Wille v. BartzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Boyd v. BloomIndiana Supreme Court · 1899