Brumley v. Flint

Belcher, C.

In December, 1887, one Chester R. Brumley leased from the owner 16,320 acres of grazing land for the year 1888. Between January 1 and February 7, 1888, the defendant’s cattle wrongfully entered upon a portion of this land, and ate up, trod down, and destroyed the grass and feed growing thereon. In May, 1888, the said Brumley died, and thereafter the plaintiffs were duly appointed and qualified as executors of his will'. The plaintiffs, as such executors, brought this action to recover damages for the alleged trespasses of defendant’s cattle in the sum of one thousand dollars. The…