Story v. Robinson

Citations

• 32 Cal. 205

Syllabus

<p>Damages for A Trespass.—One who commits a trespass by turning the cattle of another out of an inclosure on to the public lands, cannot be made liable to the owner for the loss of the cattle caused by starvation for want of grass after they have thus been turned out of the inclosure, if the owner has been notified to take care of them.</p> <p>Idem.—A party committing a trespass can be made liable for such damages only as are the proximate result of the trespass.</p>