Schumacher v. City of Caldwell

*266This suit was brought by petitioner against the City of Caldwell to recover the value of his cow, which had been electrocuted by a high-tension wire belonging to the city. Petitioner alleged that the death of the cow was caused by the negligence of the city in permitting a live wire to fall and lie in the street ■in front of petitioner’s residence for two or three days after it had been blown down by a windstorm. The trial court entered judgment for petitioner for $135.00, and upon appeal to the Court of Civil Appeals that court reversed the judgment of the trial court and rendered judgment…