Chicago, M. & St. P. Co. v. Kendall
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for killing domestic animals. Appeal from a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Ogle County; the Hon. John D. Crabtree, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, A. D. 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Cartwright, J.
This suit was brought by appellee to recover damages from appellant for killing two horses and injuring a colt, the property of appellee. The declaration charged a liability of appellant on the ground that its fence was insufficient where the stock went through it. Appellee recovered $290 for damages and attorney’s fees.
The particular place where the stock went through the fence was identified, and was not in dispute. The court, against the objection of the defendant, allowed the plaintiff to introduce evidence of the condition of the fence for a…
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