327G.6  Failure to fence.

Any corporation operating a railway and failing to fence its right of way shall be liable to the owner of any stock killed or injured by reason of the want of such fence for the full amount of the damages sustained by the owner, unless it was occasioned by the willful act of such owner or the owner's agent; and to recover the same it shall only be necessary for the owner to prove the loss of or injury to the owner's property.

Section History: Early form

  [C73, § 1289; C97, § 2055; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 8005; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, § 478.6; C77, 79, 81, § 327G.6]

Internal References

  Referred to in § 327D.190


Previous Section 327G.5

Next Section 327G.7


Return To Home index


© 1999 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa


Comments about this site or page? webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.

Last update: Thu Mar 18 15:00:31 CST 1999
URL: /DOCS/IACODE/1999/327G/6.html
jhf