AGRI 1001 Chapter : ANSWERS TO CHAPTER 8 PROBLEMS
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Answers to problems chapter 8: a statute requiring railroads to fence their tracks is construed as intended solely to prevent animals that stray onto the right of way from being hit by trains. B & a railroad company fails to fence its tracks. Two of calvin"s cows wander onto the track. Elsie is poisoned by weeds growing beside the track. For which cow(s), if any, is b & a. The railroad company is liable for nellie, the cow that was hit by the train, and probably not for elsie. The intent of this statute was to protect cows from the hazard of the trains, not from poisonous weeds. With respect to elsie, the facts do not indicate whether the railroad was otherwise negligent towards elsie or whether calvin is negligent for allowing his cows to roam freely: martha invites john to come to lunch.
