Bliss v. Wolcott
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from, District Court, Park County; Frank Henry, Judge. Action by Frank Bliss against J. H. Wolcott. From an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from, District Court, Park County; Frank Henry, Judge. Action by Frank Bliss against J. H. Wolcott. From an order granting plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, defendant appeals. The trial court did not err in overruling the objection to the evidence in regard to the character of the horse driven by plaintiff ; it was admissible, for the purpose of aiding the jury in determining whether he used due care to avoid receiving injury-{Indiana Springs Co. v. Brown, 165 Ind. 465, 74 N. E. 615,. 1 L. R. A., n. s., 238; Huntoon v. Trumbull, 12 Fed. 844, 2 Mc-Crary, 314; Doyle v. Lumber Co., 105…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brantly
This action was brought by plaintiff to recover damages for injuries to himself and his horse, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in driving his automobile' along one of the streets in the city of Livingston, whereby the horse became frightened and unmanageable and ran away. The complaint contains two counts: The first alleges negligence on the part of the defendant in running and controlling the machine, by reason of which the injuries were caused; the second alleges a violation of the statute by defendant, in that he failed seasonably to turn to the right, upon…
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