Moore v. Electric Co.

Tbis action was commenced in a court of a justice of tbe peace for tbe recovery of fifty dollars for tbe killing of the plaintiff’s dog by tbe alleged negligent operation by the defendant of one of its street cars. There were no written pleadings in tbe case, but upon a reading of tbe evidence it would appear that tbe plaintiff on a trial in the Superior Court relied upon four alleged acts of negligence : First, excessive speed of the car; second, permitting high weeds to grow upon tbe sides and near tbe track; third, tbe failure to stop tbe car in time to avoid the collision, and fourth,…