438 So. 2d 899 - Davidson v. Howard’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
6 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently February 2016
6 state decisions
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“During the trial the parties were primarily concerned with applicability of Chapter 588, Florida Statutes (1975). A portion of this chapter, Sections 588.12-588.26 (Chapter 25236, Laws of Florida (1949)), is known as the Warren Act whereby the legislature in 1949 declared it necessary to have a statewide uniform livestock act embracing all public roads. § 588.12, Fla. Stat. It was the purpose of the act to place a duty upon all owners of livestock to prevent their stock from running at large or straying upon the public roads of this state. § 588.14, Fla. Stat. If an owner of livestock either willfully, intentionally, carelessly, or negligently allowed his stock to run at large or stray upon public roads he became liable for any damage to persons or property. § 588.15, Fla. Stat. The act defines an "owner" of livestock as any person "owning or having custody of or in charge of livestock." § 588.13(2), Fla. Stat. Confusion has prevailed in this case because the plaintiffs have proceeded upon the theory that Section 588.11, Florida Statutes (Chapter 25357, § 7, Laws of Florida (1949)), which reads as follows: The owner of legally enclosed land shall maintain in reasonable good condition the fence or enclosure around such land and shall maintain in legible condition any and all posted notices as required by §§ 588.09, 588.10, but a substantial or reasonably effective compliance with the provisions of §§ 588.011, 588.09, 588.10, disregarding minor or inconsequential differences, i”
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