Ashbury v. City of Norfolk

The plaintiff, Ashbury, was struck and injured while on the sidewalk on the north side of Main street near its intersection with the sidewalk on the east side of Church street, Norfolk, by one of a pair of horses which belonged to the city, which had been hitched to a trailer, then being used for the collection of garbage on Main street. Just before the team reached Church street, the king pin which fastened the double-bar broke, which allowed the singletrees to fall on the heels of the horses, and this caused them to run away.

There was a verdict for the plaintiff which the trial court set…