INDEX. 549 



FENCES — continued . 



obligations of railway companies in respect of, 348 

 fence within station-yard, 350 



FENCING MATCH, 366 



FER^ NATURE, 329 



FEROCIOUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS, 

 wild and tame animals, 329 



as to animals ferce naUirce only, scienter unnecessary, id. 

 a. bear fastened by a chain, id. 



an elephant kept for the purpose of exhibition, 330 

 application of principle laid down in Fletcher v. Rylands, 



id. 

 what ought to be the liability of the person keeping them, 



id. 

 the Athenian and Roman laws, id. 

 the French code, id. 

 argument in Mason v. Keeling, id. 

 decision in Scotland, 331 

 reversed in the House of Lords, id. 

 in England a scienter is held necessary, id. 

 where a dog bites a person, 332 

 necessity of ownership, id. 

 stray dog on defendant's premises, id. 

 report that dog had been bitten by a mad dog, id. 

 where dog had bitten a child, id. 



not necessary to show that dog has bitten another man, id. 

 evidence of scienter, id. 



complaint to wife may be evidence against husband, id. 

 but complaint to husband will not render wife liable after 



his death, 333 

 when knowledge of servant is knowledge of master, id. 

 no difference between a corporation and an individual, id. 

 quccre whether promise to make compensation is evidence 



against owner, id. 

 damage done by dog to game, ground of action, id. 

 where a dog worries sheep, 331, 334 

 evidence of mischievous propensity unnecessary under 28 



& 29 Vict. c. 60, 334 

 in case of injury to cattle or sheep, id. 

 " cattle " includes horses and mares, id. 

 proof of ownership, id. 

 The Dogs Act, 1871, id. 



dangerous dogs straying, id. 



court of summary jurisdiction may order confinement 

 or destruction of, 335 



and impose fine for non-compliance with order, id. 



general restrictions on dogs being at large, id. 

 The Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, id. 



power of Board of Agriculture to make orders as to 

 muzzliag, &c. dogs, id. 

 straying horse kicking a child, id. 

 trespassing horse injuring another horse, id. 



