Furlong v. Winne & McKain Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Peter Furlong, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered hi the office of the clerk of the county of Schenectady on the 4th day of October, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, P. J.:
Upon the 24th day of June, 1912, the plaintiff was injured in attempting to stop a runaway team belonging to the defendant, upon a public highway in the city of Schenectady. The team was attached to a coal delivery wagon and was running away with the empty wagon along the street upon which were play- ■ ing some children, among which children were two of plaintiff’s own. As he swears, in order to protect those children he ran into the street and caught hold of the running horses, and finally brought them to a stop; in so doing he was injured, and *883he now seeks to recover damages…
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