Hadley v. Cross
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case to recover for an injury to the plaintiff, Maria E. Hadley, alleged to have happened in consequence of the letting by the defendant to the plaintiff, Cyrus Hadley, of a horse, wagon, and harness, to go on a journey, which wagon was unsafe and insufficient for that purpose. Pica, the general issue, and trial by jury at the March term, 1861, in Washington County, Peck, J., presiding.
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Case to recover for an injury to the plaintiff, Maria E. Hadley, alleged to have happened in consequence of the letting by the defendant to the plaintiff, Cyrus Hadley, of a horse, wagon, and harness, to go on a journey, which wagon was unsafe and insufficient for that purpose. Pica, the general issue, and trial by jury at the March term, 1861, in Washington County, Peck, J., presiding. It appeared that the plaintiff,. Cyrus Hadley, hired of the defendant, who ivas a livery-stablo keeper, a horse, wagon, and harness, to go on a journey with his wife, and that while on such journey, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Poland, Ch. J.
It is conceded on both sides that the same rule of duty and diligence should be applied to the letter of horses and carriages for hire, for others to drive, as to coach owners or other passenger can-iers, who furnish drivers as well as teams. The plaintiffs claim that the law holds both responsible for the absolute sufficiency of carriages, harnesses, etc., and that if the driver or passenger receives an injury by reason of a defective carriage or harness,"he is entitled to redress, though the defect was not visible, and could not be discovered by the most careful examination.
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