Ex Parte Jackson

This petition was granted to determine whether or not the decision of the Court of Civil Appeals, 378 So.2d 1109, below is in conflict with prior decisions of this court and the Court of Civil Appeals holding, under Code 1975, § 3-5-3, and its predecessors, an owner of livestock is not liable for negligence in permitting the stock to be on the highway, but is only liable where he "knowingly or wilfully put or placed such stock upon such highway, road or street."

The Court of Civil Appeals, below, affirmed the decision of the trial court entering judgment on the jury's verdict for the plaintiff…