Bostock-Ferari Amusement Co. v. Brocksmith
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom Sullivan Circuit Court; Orion J3. Harris, Judge. Action by Otto Brocksmith against the Bostock-Ferari Amusement Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtComstock, C. J.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, while driving in his buggy, was injured in consequence of his horse taking fright from the sight of a bear walking along a public street of the city of Vincennes. The action was begun in the circuit court of Knox county, and, upon change of venue, tried in the circuit court of Sullivan county. The court rendered judgment upon the verdict of the jury in favor of appellee for $750. The complaint was in three paragraphs. The first was dismissed, and the cause was tried upon the amended second and third paragraphs, to which a general denial was filed.
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