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Section 56-429<\/a>, so far as it relates to fencing, shall not apply to any part of a railroad<\/span> located within the corporate limits of a city or town, or between the terminals of switches, or spur tracks, not exceeding 350 yards from the depot, either way, nor to any part of a railroad<\/span> at a place where there is a cut or embankment with sides sufficiently steep to prevent the passage of stock at such place; nor in an action by an adjacent owner to recover for stock killed or injured on the track shall it apply to a company<\/span> which has compensated the owner for making and keeping in repair the necessary fencing, but the burden of proving the fact<\/span> of such compensation shall be on the company<\/span>, and no report of any commissioners shall be received as proof thereof, unless it shall plainly appear on the face of the report, or from other evidence<\/span> in connection therewith, that an estimate was made by such commissioners for the fencing, and the expense for the same entered into, and constituted a part of the damages<\/span> reported and actually paid.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONSTRUCTION OF \u00a7 56-429; BURDEN OF PROOF (\u00a7 56-430)\n\nSection 56-429, so far as it relates to fencing, shall not apply to any part of\na railroad located within the corporate limits of a city or town, or between the\nterminals of switches, or spur tracks, not exceeding 350 yards from the depot,\neither way, nor to any part of a railroad at a place where there is a cut or\nembankment with sides sufficiently steep to prevent the passage of stock at such\nplace; nor in an action by an adjacent owner to recover for stock killed or\ninjured on the track shall it apply to a company which has compensated the owner\nfor making and keeping in repair the necessary fencing, but the burden of\nproving the fact of such compensation shall be on the company, and no report of\nany commissioners shall be received as proof thereof, unless it shall plainly\nappear on the face of the report, or from other evidence in connection\ntherewith, that an estimate was made by such commissioners for the fencing, and\nthe expense for the same entered into, and constituted a part of the damages\nreported and actually paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3947.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}