Sweetman v. Cooper

The appellant was in possession of a tract of land in Bent county by virtue of a lease executed to him in behalf of the People of the State of Colorado, the owner of the land. The land was used for pasturage of his sheep. The appellees, a copartnership, had a large herd of sheep on land adjoining the appellant’s. The appellees’ sheep were from time to time driven across the line between the two tracts, and ate a,nd destroyed a quantity of grass on the land belonging to the appellant. The latter brought this suit against the appellees to recover damages for the injury thus done to his…