Willis v. Gerking

Citations

• 109 Wash. 382
• 186 P. 1064
• 1920 Wash. LEXIS 913

Syllabus

<p>Animals—Trespassing—“Running at Large”—Knowledge and Consent of Owner—Damages—Statutes—Construction. Treble damages for injuries committed by trespassing swine, “suffered to run at large,” under Rem. Code. § 3174, cannot be recovered on mere proof of the trespass, it being necessary to show that they were running at large with the consent or knowledge of the owner; “suffer” meaning to “permit.”</p>