RONALD G. COBLE, SR., and TAMARA L. COBLE, Appellants/Respondents v. ROBERT CRAIG TAYLOR, and VIRGINIA GAIL TAYLOR, Respondents/Cross

Ignoring a lawful partition fence, Defendants’ bull Ferdinand crossed onto Plaintiffs’ farm and "got into their heifers, which were too young to safely calve. 1 Plaintiff Ron Coble mounted an ATV and, with his son, was directing • Ferdinand back home when the bull charged, ■ flipped and gbt atop the ATV, pinning Mr. Coble and injuring him.

Plaintiffs suéd under ’ § 272.030, RSMo 2000, which obligates a livestock owner to pay the true value of the damages sustained if his animal trespasses on other premises by breaching any lawful fence. Jurors' found damages of $1.8 million and allocated fault…