Baldwin v. Greenwoods Turnpike Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Case, for an injury from a defective bridge of the defendants, a turnpike company ; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County, and tried to the jury on the general issue, before Granger, J. On the trial it was proved and admitted that on the 21st day of January, 1870, one Hartrick was driving the horse of the plaintiff on a town road in the town of Norfolk, in a buggy belonging to the plaintiff, and that while so driving, being on slightly descending ground, through…
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Case, for an injury from a defective bridge of the defendants, a turnpike company ; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County, and tried to the jury on the general issue, before Granger, J. On the trial it was proved and admitted that on the 21st day of January, 1870, one Hartrick was driving the horse of the plaintiff on a town road in the town of Norfolk, in a buggy belonging to the plaintiff, and that while so driving, being on slightly descending ground, through some secret defect, in relation to which neither the plaintiff nor Hartrick was in fault, the clip or iron band which…
1Opinion of the Court
Minor, J.*
A servant of the plaintiff was driving his horse before a carriage on a public highway in the town of Norfolk, over which the defendants had no control, and which was then without defect. While so driving, from some secret defect, and without fault on the part of the plaintiff or his servant, the iron band attaching the end of one of the shafts to the axle broke, and the shaft, with the cross bar, fell upon the horse’s heels. The horse, very much excited and frightened, at once commenced to run,, and in a short time the servant, in efforts to restrain him, was thrown from the…
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