Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Shanks

— The plaintiff alleges, in her complaint, that the appellant is the owner of a large baggage truck, and that it is so constructed that when improperly or carelessly loaded it becomes top heavy and will easily fall over; that on the 12th day of June, 1881, the appellant loaded the truck with heavy trunks, boxes and bolts of iron; that the truck so loaded was placed at a point where it obstructed a public sidewalk of the town of Mitchell; that persons were compelled to pass the truck in order to go to and from the principal part of the town; that the truck could not be passed without taking…