City of Harrodsburg v. Abram
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 22 — ACTION BY OSCAR ABRAM AGAINST THE CITY HARRODSBURG Appeal from Mercer Circuit Court. M. C. Saupley, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Chiep Justice Barker — ■
Reversing.
While the appellee was driving his horse along one of the streets of the city of Harrodsburg, the shafts of the vehicle became detached by the breaking of a *158bolt, and fell upon the horse, so 'frightening it that it ran away and collided with an old and unused fire engine standing near the curb upon one of the streets of the city, with the result that the horse was so severely injured that it was necessary to kill it, causing a total loss of its value to the owner. In an action against the city to recover the valué of the horse, in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ring v. . City of CohoesNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Schaeffer v. Jackson TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Moulton v. Inhabitants of SanfordSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1862
- Bleil v. Detroit Street Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Brown v. Mayor of GlasgowSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
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- City of Catlettsburg v. Sutherland's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
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