Martin

Martin v. Jacobs

Good Law
1884 Cal. LEXIS 784·2 Cal. Unrep. 282·3 P. 122
Supreme Court of CaliforniaFebruary 28, 1884California145 words

Lead Opinion

Ross, J.

The statute under which this action was brought —act of March 20, 1878 (Stats. 1877-78, p. 360)—makes the defendant liable for the acts charged in the complaint and proved and found against him in the court below; that is to say, the willful entry by the defendant, with cattle and horses, upon land belonging to and in the possession of the plaintiff and depasturing the same to plaintiff’s damage. The first section of the act reads:

In addition to the remedy given by the section just quoted, subsequent sections of the act provide for a lien upon the trespassing animals under certain circumstances, and when such lien is asserted, for notice to the owner of the stock. But those provisions do not apply to the present case. The evidence is sufficient to sustain the findings.

Judgment and order affirmed.

We concur: McKinstry, J.; McKee, J.