10 JANUARY 1947, Page 16

STRAYING ANIMALS SIR, —As it is possible that Janus's amusing note

upon this matter in your issue of December zoth may mislead the unwary, I venture to point out that while, as decided by the House of Lords, the owner of the horse in question was under no obligation to fence it in from the highway, he would have been under an obligation to fence it in from his neighbour's land. This has been so decided by a long line of cases. Having regard to the revolution in the use of the highway created by the motor in modern times, the correction of this odd anomaly might well be the subject of future highway legislation.—Your obedient servant, The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, S.W. 1. • W. REEVE WALLACE.