Scott v. Buck

Citations

• 85 Ill. 334

Syllabus

<p>1. Fences—statute relating to, construed. Section 14, of chapter 51, entitled “ Inclosures and Fences,” requiring fences to be at least five feet high, has reference solely to partition fences between adjoining owners, and has no application to an outside fence.</p> <p>2. Trespass—sufficiency of fence to turn stock. In trespass to recover damage to the plaintiff’s crop by the defendant’s cattle breaking in, the plaintiff will be entitled to recover if his fence was good and sufficient, regardless of its height, to turn ordinary stock; otherwise, not.</p>