Holmberg v. Dunkelberger
Holmberg v. Dunkelberger
Opinion of the Court
Action for damages for trespass by animals. Judgment for plaintiff. From the judgment and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. Section 3, c. 244, Laws-1907, reads as follows:
“The parties sustaining damages done by animals as mentioned! in section one before commencing an action thereon shall notify the owner or person having in charge such offending animal '-or animals, of such damage, the probable amount thereof, provided he knows to whom such animal or animals belong.”
“Q. You say the only times you said anything to- Dunkelberger about the amount of damage was -on the Sunday following the 13th o-f March? A. Yes, sir.”
But he afterwards testified to a conversation had with defendant on Monday, March 13, 1916, as follows-:
“We were talking about it on the 13th of March, about the price. He said he- was going over and look. Q. Did you tell him at that time that the cattle had done $150 worth of damage? A. I believe I did too; well, I told him, I s-aid, they took all the*285 corn, and it must be worth that much. I told Dunkelberger his cattle had done $150 worth of' damage to my corn.”
In view of this testimony we cannot say that it was prejudicial error for the court to receive evidence of the Sunday notice, even if the notice required 'by the above section of statute is one that cannot lawfully be given on Sunday.
Defendant further claims, that the evidence was insufficient to show damage or to show that it, was plaintiff’s cattle that did the damage. We have examined the evidence, and find it sufficient to justif)r the verdict in these respects.
Finding no error in the record, the judgment and order appealed from are affirmed.
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- Full Case Name
- HOLMBERG v. DUNKELBERGER
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- Published