Bertram v. Burton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

In this case the plaintiff has appealed from the judgment of the court sustaining defendant’s motion for a directed verdict and judgment in his favor at the close of all the evidence.

The action was one for damages predicated upon the alleged negligence of defendant. The petition alleged that plaintiff was a farmer and was full-feeding a herd of cattle in a feed lot near a public road on the section line adjoining his land; that the defendant and his employee were driving a large bull along this public road "and negligently and wrongfully…