Washburn v. Jones
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from the county court of Ontario county. Washburn sued Jones before a justice of the peace, for an injury to his horse in Jones stable, Jones being an inn or tavern keeper at the time, and recovered a judgment for $71,50, together with costs. Jones appealed to the county court, where the judgment was reversed. This appeal was from the judgment of the county court, reversing the judgment of the justice.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Welles, J.
It was proved, upon the trial, that the horse injured was a stallion, which was kept by Washburn previous to the injury, during the spring of 1848, for a seed horse. That he had several stations in the town of Bristol where mares were brought to him. That one of those stations was at Jones’, which was visited once a week, and that Jones was an innkeeper in said town. The man who attended the horse usually staid all night at Jones’ when he stopped there, and Wash-burn paid Jones for entertaining the man and for keeping the horse on such occasions. The horse and his…
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