State v. Hays

— This appellant was convicted of tearing down part of a cross fence between his farm and an adjoining one. The fence belonged to his neighbor and he had no interest in it. The information on which he was convicted counted on section 1958 of the Revised Statutes of 1899 and the main point relied on for reversal is that the fence did not join to the fence running at right angles to it and hence was not an inclosure. The building of the fence was in progress when the defendant tore it down. The neighbor was running it to join another fence but the supply of rails gave out before he had extended…