Galveston Land & Improvement Co. v. Pracker

WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.

A horse belonging to appellee escaped from his lot at night and entered an enclosure belonging to appellant, known as the “ Denver Resurvey,” within the corporate limits of the city of Galveston, by breaking through a barbed wire fence which surrounded such enclosure. The horse was found there next morning, badly injured by hurts received from the wires in passing through it.

This suit is brought to recover for damage to the value of the horse and for expense and trouble in treating him.

It was shown at the trial that the fence consists of three wires, upon posts…