Bradley v. Andrews
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for negligence in discharging a Roman candle. Plea, general issue, and trial by jury, May Term, 1878, Barrett, J., presiding. ' It appeared that on the evening of Saturday, July 3, 1875, the defendant, a lad thirteen or fourteen years old, was discharging fireworks in the street in the village of Woodstock, in presence of a large crowd, when, some of the smaller boys in the crowd having gathered so close to the defendant as to obstruct the view of other's who were…
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Case for negligence in discharging a Roman candle. Plea, general issue, and trial by jury, May Term, 1878, Barrett, J., presiding. ' It appeared that on the evening of Saturday, July 3, 1875, the defendant, a lad thirteen or fourteen years old, was discharging fireworks in the street in the village of Woodstock, in presence of a large crowd, when, some of the smaller boys in the crowd having gathered so close to the defendant as to obstruct the view of other's who were further off, some one called out to them to stand back, whereupon the defendant, who was in the act of discharging a Roman…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
This action was commenced by Fred. G. Bradley when in life to recover for personal injuries inflicted by the act of the defendant. On his decease the plaintiff was appointed administrator on his estate, and entered to prosecute the suit. The plaintiff also, as the father of Fred. G. Bradley, who was a minor at the time of the injury, brought a suit against the defendant, to recover for the loss of service and expense of caring for and healing the son, in which there has been judgment for the plaintiff. It is now contended that this action died…
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