McKee v. Trisler

This action of trespass was brought by W. C. McICee, appellee, in the circuit court of Vermilion county, to recover damages "for the killing of a mule and injury to another mule by the bull of J. E. Trisler, appellant, which broke through the fence dividing the lands of the appellant and the appellee. There was a plea of the general issue and special pleas alleging that the fence was a partition fence, that the part assigned to the plaintiff was defective and insufficient, and that the bull came through that part of the fence. Issues were formed by replications and rejoinders, and upon a…