Crawford v. Bohannon

This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Common Pleas Court of Montgomery County, Ohio.

The action arose by reason of an accident in which two ponies owned by plaintiff, appellant herein, escaped from their enclosure during the night and were struck by an automobile driven by defendant, appellee herein. One of the ponies was killed and the other had to be destroyed because of injuries sustained in the collision.

Upon trial of the matter, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant; judgment was entered accordingly; and a motion for new trial was overruled.

For his first…