Ashcroft v. State

Citations

• 32 Tex. 108

Syllabus

<p>1—On a trial for taking up and using an estray, without first complying with the laws regulating estrays, the State has only to prove that the animal was running at large without a known owner, and that the accused took it up and used it. The burden of proof is then thrown on the accused, to show his compliance with the laws regulating estrays.</p>