Knecht v. Sims
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Adams county, Truax, J., entered April 30, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
This action was commenced by respondent, as plaintiff below, to recover from appellant, as defendant, for damages caused to his crop of wheat by stock belonging to appellant. The complaint alleges that the respondent was the owner' of a crop of wheat grown on a certain 160 acres of land; that appellant was the owner of about 100 head of swine, which he wrongfully permitted to run at large, and that these animals ate and destroyed plaintiff’s entire 160-acre crop, to his damage in- the sum of $1,500. The answer, admits that a small number of appellant’s *420swine ran upon and destroyed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Haefele v. BrackettWashington Supreme Court · 1917