Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts

Exercise 2

A statute requiring railroads to fence their tracks is construed as intended solely to prevent animals that stray onto the right-of-way from being hit by trains. B A Railroad Company fails to fence its tracks. Two of Calvin's cows wander onto the track. Nellie is hit by a train. Elsie is poisoned by weeds growing beside the track. For which cow(s), if any, is B A Railroad Company liable to Calvin? Why?