Stebbins v. State

This case was tried before the late Judge Owen L. Potter of our court. Claimant with her children was riding in a farm wagon along the canal road in the town of Sweden. The horse was driven by claimant’s daughter who was accustomed to handling it and had driven over the same highway before. On the way they met an automobile truck. Claimant’s daughter pulled to the right of the road and the wagon wheels slipped off the edge. Although the truck stopped some distance away the horse became somewhat frightened and began to back. This action combined with the weight of the wagon finally carried the…