Clay v. Woodrum
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Washington District Court. James G. Woodbum brought this action in the district court of Washington county against Clay, Robinson & Co., George S. Elwood, and the Washington National Bank.
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Error from Washington District Court. James G. Woodbum brought this action in the district court of Washington county against Clay, Robinson & Co., George S. Elwood, and the Washington National Bank. He alleged in his petition that in 1887 he was the owner of 360 head of two- and three-year-old steers, kept by him in Washington county, and which were in perfect health until July 1> 1887; that on or about April 2d, George S. Elwood drove into the county of Washington a large number of cattle which were capable of communicating and liable to impart Texas, splenic, or Spanish fever; that/George…
1Opinion of the Court
*122The opinion of the court was delivered by
JOHNSTON, J.:
The action of Woodrum is based on the contract made between Elwood and Clay, Robinson & Co., which has been set out at length in the statement of the case. It appears that in the spring of 1887, Elwood drove a herd of southern cattle into Washington county, which had been brought from the prohibited district south of Kansas, and were liable to, and did, impart to native cattle a disease known as Texas, splenic, or Spanish fever. At that time, Woodrum was the owner of a herd of native steers, and was keeping them in Washington county. About…
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