Turner v. Thomas

The petition in this case alleges that defendants caused to be made a large excavation and hole in the earth on their premises, known as the “ Globe Mills Lot,” and negligently and carelessly failed to cover the hole or put a fence around it; that there was no fence around the lot, and that plaintiff’s horse fell into the said hole and was killed, and asks judgment against defendants for $100. The answer denies all the allegations, and avers that the accident occurred in the city of Carthage, and that the plaintiff’s horse was blind, and that the plaintiff negligently permitted him to run at…