Midland Valley R. Co. v. Bryant
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Osage County Court; C. T. Bennett, Judge. Action by Charles Amos Bryant against the Midland Valley Railroad’ Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
SHARP, C.
It is urged with great earnestness by counsel for plaintiff in error that the statute of this state, requiring railroads to fence their right of way,' does not require the construction of cattle guards at public crossings. Section 1389, Comp. Laws 1909, makes it the duty of every person or corporation owning or operating any railroad in this state to fence its road, except at public highway crossings and station grounds, with a good and lawful fence. A fence is defined to be:
“An inclosure about a field or other place, or about any object: especially, an inclosing structure…
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