Oestrike v. Neifert

Plaintiff rented land for cattle pasture from defendant Neifert. Defendant Walker & Company, a corporation, maintained two large billboards for advertising purposes in the pasture field and, it is claimed, that in painting the billboards from time to time paint was dropped on the ground and quantities left in pails; that plaintiff’s cattle licked the fresh paint and consumed some of the paint in the pails on the ground, were poisoned thereby and died. This suit was brought to recover damages for loss of the cattle and, upon trial by jury, resulted in verdict and judgment for plaintiff against…