Talmage v. Mills
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, James H. Talmage, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Orange on the 7th day of June', 1901, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court after a trial at the Orange Trial Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Hooker, J.:
The plaintiff, working defendant’s farm on shares, was attacked by a bull placed in his possession by the defendant when the farm and stock were turned over to him. The accident occurred four months after the plaintiff went into j>ossession of the farm, and it appears from the evidence that the bull had never during that time *383exhibited any ugly or vicious traits. This action was brought to recover for the personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a result of that attack. The complaint alleges that the bull was a vicious and dangerous animal, that the defendant knew and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Campbell v. PageNew York Supreme Court · 1870
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