Miner v. Hopkinton
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Petition, under section 8, chapter 76, Public Statutes, for leave to file a statement of claim for an injury caused by an alleged defect in a highway. At the April term, 1904, of the superior court the petition was dismissed by Peaslee, J., subject to the plaintiff’s exception, after hearing the opening statement of her counsel.
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
The plaintiff relies, for her right of action, upon the provision of the statutes by which “ towns are liable for damages happening to any person, his team or carriage, traveling upon a bridge, culvert, or sluiceway, or dangerous embankments and 'defective railings, upon any highway, by reason of any obstruction, defect, insufficiency, or want of repair of such bridge, culvert, or sluiceway, or dangerous embankments and defective railings, which renders it unsuitable for the travel thereon.” Laws 1893, c. 59, s. 1. She says she was traveling, when injured, upon a “ dangerous embankment and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilder v. ConcordSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1903
- Owen v. DerrySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1902
3Cited by3 opinions
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