Damages to person injured; lien

47-123. Damages to person injured; lien. Any owner whose livestock shall run at large, in violation of K.S.A. 47-122 shall be liable to the person injured for all damages resulting therefrom, and the person so damaged shall have a lien on said livestock for the amount of such damages. History: L. 1929, ch. 211, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 167, § 2; July 1. Law Review and Bar Journal References: "Kansas Fence Laws and Trespassing Livestock," Sam Brownback, 56 J.K.B.A., No. 3, 15, 19 (1986). Attorney General's Opinions: Domestic animals; livestock; peacocks. 93-102. Provision in K.S.A. 47-122 that it is unlawful for domestic animals to run at large is provision for civil liability. 2001-54. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Proof necessary to establish liability determined; loose stock statutes reviewed. Wilson v. Rule, 169 Kan. 296, 297, 300, 219 P.2d 690; Abbott v. Howard, 169 Kan. 305, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 317, 318, 219 P.2d 696. 2. Damage action; automobile collision with cow; instructions and alleged trial errors considered; judgment upheld. Clark v. Carson, 188 Kan. 261, 262, 265, 362 P.2d 71. 3. Negligence action; motorist collided with defendant's horse; evidence of prior escapes of defendant's horses properly admitted. Cooper v. Eberly, 211 Kan. 657, 662, 667, 508 P.2d 943. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026