Richardson v. Halvorson
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from 'Circuit 'Court, Lyman County. Hon. Wirriam Wirriamson, Judge. Action by J. W. Richardson, against Enoch Halvorson, to recover damages for injury through trespass of defendant’s livestock on plaintiff’s land. From a judgment dismissing the action, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPolley, P. J.
This action originated in a justice court. Plaintiff alleg’ed ownership of a quarter section of land and that during the grazing season of 1920 defendant entered upon said land with his stock and grazed and pastured the same to plaintiff’s damage. Plaintiff had judgment, and defendant appealed to the circuit court. I11 the circuit court it was stipulated that “the only question for the determination of the court being- whether or not the plaintiff could recover at all without first having-given notice to the defendant of the probable amount of damage which said stock had committed while…
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