Duprat v. Chesmore
Supreme Court of Vermont
Action op Tort for negligently killing plaintiffs ’ borse with an automobile. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the September Term, 1915, Chittenden County, Miles, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiffs excepted. The opinion states the ease.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The plaintiffs sought to recover damages for a. horse fatally injured in collision on the highway with an automobile driven by the defendant. The action is tort for negligence, and the trial, which was by jury, resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiffs argue exceptions taken to the admission and exclusion of certain evidence, and to the failure of the court to charge in certain particulars.
The highway on which the accident occurred passes through the plaintiffs’ farm. The farm buildings are on the west side of the highway, and there is a public water trough on the…
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