Legal Opinion
Harris v. Carstens Packing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 12, 1906No. 6053PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Poindexter, J., entered June 3, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for personal injuries inflicted by a vicious steer running at large on the highway.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, C. J.
Action for damages for personal injuries inflicted on the respondent by a steer belonging to defendant. *648There was a verdict for $1,000, and judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
The principal material issues in the pleadings are stated in .the complaint as follows:
“(II) That on the 21st day of November, 1904, the defendant Oarstens Packing Company, was the owner of a certain steer, which said steer was a wild, vicious and dangerous one, was in the. habit of attacking, hooking and ■ goring persons ; that said defendant well knew that said steer was wild and vicious, and well knew that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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