Fringer v. Venema

Plaintiffs base their cause of action upon sec. 172.01, Stats.:

"Animals not to run at large. No stallion over one year old, nor bull over six months old, nor boar, nor ram, nor billy goat over four months old shall run at large; and if the owner or keeper shall,- for any reason, suffer any such animal so to do he shall forfeit five dollars to the person taking it up and be liable in addition for all damages done by such animal *370while so at large, although he escapes without the fault of such owner or keeper; and the construction of any fence enumerated in section 90.02 shall not relieve such…