Bradford v. Floyd

Philips, C.

This is an action for damages occasioned to plaintiff’a cattle by contact with what are known as Texas cattle. The petition alleged substantially' that in July, 1879, the defendant wag the owner? etc.? of_a_iarge *208number of Texas, Mexican and Indian cattle, diseased and distempered with, what is known as Texas or Spanish fever or some other infectious disease, and that defendant wrongfully and negligently failed and refused to restrain them, but negligently suffered them to go at large, off his land, upon the commons, where plaintiff’s cattle ranged, and mingled with them, whereby…