Enlow v. Hawkins

Citations

• 71 Kan. 633
• 81 P. 189
• 1905 Kan. LEXIS 198

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Damages — Tortious Conduct. One who commits a tortious act is liable for the injury and- loss that aré the natural and-probable result of his wrongful act.</p> <p>2. -Liability for Direct and Immediate Consequences. Where shocked corn is purchased to be fed to a herd of cattle, and it is subsequently wrongfully destroyed by the vendor at a time when feed of that character cannot be obtained in that section of the country, the wrong-doer is liable, not only for the property destroyed, but also for the direct and immediate consequences of the wrongful destruction of the corn.</p> <p>3. Evidence — Expert Testimony. It appearing that those accustomed to feeding and handling cattle can estimate with reasonable certainty the injury and shrinkage in weight sustained by cattle on account of changing the feed given them from the shocked corn to straw, cane, and- like fodder, such testimony was properly considered in measuring the damages caused by the wrong-doer.</p>