Ballou v. Stebbins

This is an action of tort to recover for the loss of two race horses killed in an automobile accident in the State of Connecticut. July trial in the Windsor County Court resulted in verdict and judgment for the defendant Stebbins, and a plaintiff’s verdict against defendant Dunbar directed by the court because of his non-appearance in the case. Plaintiff Ballou has appealed here from the judgment below for defendant Stebbins, as well as from certain exceptions taken to the lower court’s instructions to the jury.

The exceptions of the plaintiff numbered I, III and IV are to the verdict below.…