Responsibility of Erecting Barbed Wire Fence.
In a district where so much barbed wire is in use, it may be serviceable to settlers give them a gentle hint as to their responsibilities in the event of anybody suffering through coming in contact with the barbs. An interesting and useful resume of the law relating to barbed wire fencing is given in the annual report *- of the National Society for the Preservation of Footpaths. It commences with the important case of A: Elgin Country Road Trustees Ifanes, in which the judges were unanimous in laying down tha general principle that a man may not place at the side of a public way a fence which is dangerous to persons lawfully walking along the path or road, or to cattle being driven along it. At Cardiff a pci 'sou recovered &l
damages from the corporation for injuries caused by barbed wire ; afc Wickham £30 damage.'! were recovered for injuries ' caused by a dangerous stile and barbed wire ; and several other similar county courfc cases are recorded. - Choniele
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Manawatu Herald, 5 April 1892, Page 2
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175Responsibility of Erecting Barbed Wire Fence. Manawatu Herald, 5 April 1892, Page 2
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