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ately after castration deducted from the value 

 immediately before the operation.^^ 



211. Liability of Owners of Animals. Where 

 the statutes do not prohibit, the owner of infected 

 animals may pasture them upon his own land,^^ 

 but he must use due care to prevent the spread of 

 infection.^^ If, through the negligence of the 

 owner or his servants, the infection spreads to 

 other animals the owner will be held liable for 

 the injury done.^* Infected animals must not be 

 watered at a public trough.^ ^ The bringing of a 

 glandered horse into a public place is a common 

 law offense.^^ The owner of animals agisted is 

 liable for any harm which may be caused by 

 them,^''' though the agister may be liable to the 

 owners of other animals which may be injured 

 through the agency of the infected or vicious 

 stock.^^ 



The owner is liable for injury inflicted by a 

 vicious animal, provided that he had previous 

 knowledge of the animal's character, and had not 

 taken due care to prevent accident.^'' The knowl- 



31 Loomis V, Beese, 148 Wis. 35 Mills v. N. Y. etc, Ey. Co., 

 647, 135 N. W. 123. 2 Eob. 346. 



32 Fisher v. Clark, 41 Barb. 36 Eeg. v. Henson, 1 Dears, 

 329. 24. 



33 Mills V. N. Y. etc. Ey. Co., 37 Sheridan v. Bean, 8 Mete. 

 2 Eob. (N. Y.) 326; Clarendon 284. 



Land, etc. Co. v, McClelland, 89 38 Sehroeder v. Faires, 49 Mo. 



Tex. 483, 34 S. W. 98, 35 S. W. 470 > Costello v. Van Eyck, 86 



474. Mich. 348, 49 N. W. 152; Hal- 



34Herrick v. Gary, 83 111. 85; tey v. Markel, 44 111. 225. 

 Grayson v. Lynch, 163 U. S. 39 Mayer v. Kloepfer, 69 Atl. 

 468; Mesa de Mayo L. & L. S. 182; Eobbins v. Magoon & Kim- 

 Co. V. Hoyt, 24 Colo. App. 279, ball Co., 153 N. W. 13. 

 133 Pac. 471. 



