Sutton v. Duke

In Lenoir County the keeper of a pony, mule or other animal is liable under our statutes for negligently permitting such animal to escape and go upon public highways in the event they do damage to travelers or others lawfully thereon. The liability of the keeper rests upon the question of whether the keeper is guilty of negligence in permitting such animal to escape. The same rules as to what is or is not negligence in ordinary situations apply. The person having charge of an animal is under the legal duty to exercise the ordinary care and foresight of a reasonably prudent person in keeping…