Massie v. Salmon

CLAY, Commissioner.

The plaintiff appellants suffered personal injuries and property damage when the automo'bile in which they were riding collided with a calf on a highway at night. Their separate suits were based on the claim that the defendants permitted cattle to run at large in violation of the stock law, KRS 259.210. The jury found that the occurrence was an unavoidable accident and denied recovery on the plaintiffs’ claims and on the defendants’ counterclaim for loss of the calf.

On this appeal plaintiffs first contend the trial court erred in consolidating for trial the action of the…