Field v. Morrison

Appellant, a traveling man, was at a village in Livingston county, and there at a livery stable hired a horse and buggy for the purpose of going fishing. He took with him one J. M. Syphers, a merchant. As they drove along a highway past the farm of appellee another buggy was behind them containing four other men who were on a like errand. Syphers was driving in the front buggy. The horse ran away and appellant was thrown out and seriously injured. He attributed the accident to the conduct of a dog owned by appellee, and sued appellee to recover damages for his injuries, and at the close of…