Frost v. Plumb
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Case, and trover; brought to the city 'court of the city of Yfaterburv, and tried to the jury on the general issue before Melds, J. Verdict for defendant, and motion to the Superior Court for a new trial, for error in the charge of the court, which motion was reserved by the latter court for the advice of this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The defendant hired a horse of the plaintiff to drive from Waterbury to Southington on Sunday. He drove, or permitted others to drive, the horse some ten miles beyond Southington. The weather was excessively hot, and it is- claimed that the extra distance, coupled with immoderate driving, caused the horse’s death. This action, trover and case joined, is brought to recover the value of the horse.
The court instructed the jury “ that if the owner of a horse knowingly lets him on the Lord’s Day, to be driven to a particular place, but not for any purpose of necessity or charity, and the hirer…
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