Any person who builds a barbed wire fence across or in any plain traveled road or track in common use, either public or private, without first putting up sufficient guards to prevent either human or beast from running into the fence shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor and shall be liable for all damages that may accrue to the party damaged by reason of such barbed wire fence.

Source

  • Laws 1885, c. 77, §§ 1, 2, p. 317;
  • R.S.1913, § 3031;
  • C.S.1922, § 2782;
  • C.S.1929, § 39-1017;
  • R.S.1943, § 39-705;
  • R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-705;
  • Laws 1993, LB 370, § 31.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class V misdemeanorup to $100
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 39-307

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801