Button v. Frink
Supreme Court of Connecticut
- Action for an injury to the plaintiff’s person and property by being run into by the defendant’s horse and wagon; brought to the Superior Court, and tried to the jury, on a general denial, before Stoddard, J. On the trial the plaintiff offered evidence to prove that on December 5th, 1881, he was driving his horse, attached to a carriage, upon the highway described in the complaint; that he was driving upon the right hand side of the road, which at that point was broad and…
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- Action for an injury to the plaintiff’s person and property by being run into by the defendant’s horse and wagon; brought to the Superior Court, and tried to the jury, on a general denial, before Stoddard, J. On the trial the plaintiff offered evidence to prove that on December 5th, 1881, he was driving his horse, attached to a carriage, upon the highway described in the complaint; that he was driving upon the right hand side of the road, which at that point was broad and smooth, leaving ample room for other teams to pass upon his left; that' his horse was a gentle one; that he was driving…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The defendant’s horse and wagon collided with the plaintiff’s horse and carriage while the same were being driven by the plaintiff and defendant upon a public highway, in which collision the plaintiff received injury in his person and property.
*347Upon the trial of the cause, the defendant introduced evidence to prove that at the time of the accident his horse was unmanageable, having become so in consequence of the breaking of the bit attached to the bridle, and was running away.
Regarding the transaction the court charged the jury as follows : — “ If the defendant ran into the plaintiff’s…
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