Loomis v. Hollister
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servant, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Rorabaok, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $500, and appeal by the defendant.
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Action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servant, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Rorabaok, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $500, and appeal by the defendant. On August 11th, 1899, a heavy ice-cart drawn by a pair of horses, being the property of the defendant, collided with a wagon in which the plaintiff was seated, whereby she was thrown upon the ground and received the injuries complained of. The defendant’s team was in charge of his servant named Beebe. The…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
When the accident occurred Beebe had been the servant of the defendant for some two months, and his duties as such included the daily use of his master’s horses and cart for the delivery of ice. For this purpose he was directed to take the team each morning from his master’s stables, proceed to the route assigned him, deliver the ice as needed, and return to the stables. While thus engaged, from the start in the morning to the return and stabling of the horses, his care and management of the team so intrusted to him would be in the execution of his master’s business within the scope of his…
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