Griffin v. Benton

The disposition of this case depends on whether Code § 62-601 inures to the benefit of motorists using the public highways in counties in which the stock law is in effect. This section provides: “In any county which shall adopt the stock law as provided in Chapter 62-5, no horse, mule, cow, or hog, or any other animal or animals, used or fit either for food or labor, shall be permitted to run at large beyond the limits of the lands of its owner or manager.” The plaintiff in error contends that this section is only for the protection of crops from the trespass of the named animals and not for…