On 05/11/2013 18:26, Gefreiter Krueger wrote:
On Tue, 05 Nov 2013 18:21:46 -0000, Apellation Controlee
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:46:01 -0000, "Gefreiter Krueger"
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:12:36 -0000, Apellation Controlee
wrote:

On Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:48:42 -0000, "Gefreiter Krueger"
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:47:08 -0000, Dave Liquorice
wrote:
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A sheep would probably cause serious damage,

They normally live in fields. If one has escaped, you usually spot
it a long way off.

A sheep jumped over a wall onto the bonnet of the car driven by a
relative of mine.
The sheep was killed and the farmer claimed against Don for its value.

Successfully? How did he prove it was the driver's fault?

It seems it wasn't necessary to prove anything. The sheep (a road
hazard in the countryside) died in an impact with the car. There
appeared to be nothing to discuss.

Ridiculous.

ISTR that drivers can claim from the farmer for damage to their vehicle,
but only if the fence or wall is in a poor state of repair. It
apparently is not a valid claim if an animal simply jumps over. I've
never understood why, as I would consider any farm animal that has
escaped into the road a failure on the farmers part.

SteveW