Wyoming § 37-9-305 Fences and cattle guards; liability for damages

Wyoming Statutes

§ 37-9-305 — Fences and cattle guards; liability for damages

Wyoming § 37-9-305

Title 37Public Utilities

Ch. 9RAILROADS

Art. 3FIREGUARDS; FENCES; INJURIES TO STOCK

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-9-305 (2026).

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Any corporation operating a railway and failing to fence the
same and to construct and maintain suitable cattle guards as
required by W.S. 37-9-304, shall be liable to the owner or
owners of any livestock killed or injured by reason of its
failure to construct or keep in repair the fence or cattle guard
in the manner provided in W.S. 37-9-304, for the full amount of
the damage sustained by the owner on account thereof and to make
a prima facie case for recovery, it shall only be necessary for
the owner to prove the loss or injury to his property; provided,
that no corporation operating a railroad shall be liable for any
damage occasioned by the willful act of the owner or of his
agent or employees or for stock killed or injured on public road
crossings unless negligence on the part of the 

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Any corporation operating a railway and failing to fence the
same and to construct and maintain suitable cattle guards as
required by W.S. 37-9-304, shall be liable to the owner or
owners of any livestock killed or injured by reason of its
failure to construct or keep in repair the fence or cattle guard
in the manner provided in W.S. 37-9-304, for the full amount of
the damage sustained by the owner on account thereof and to make
a prima facie case for recovery, it shall only be necessary for
the owner to prove the loss or injury to his property; provided,
that no corporation operating a railroad shall be liable for any
damage occasioned by the willful act of the owner or of his
agent or employees or for stock killed or injured on public road
crossings unless negligence on the part of the corporation, its
agents, servants or employees can be shown.