O'Brien v. Miller
Supreme Court of Connecticut
ACTION for damages for an injury from the negligence of the defendants; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and tried to thé jury before Sanford, J. The plaintiff was nonsuited by the court, and a motion made to set aside the nonsuit being denied, the plaintiff appealed to this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The plaintiff brought an action in the Superior Court for New Haven County against the defendants, demanding damages for being run over and injured by a horse belonging to the defendants.
The complaint alleged that the defendants’ servant, while engaged in their business, negligently, carelessly and unskillfully drove a team belonging to them against and over the plaintiff, knocked him down, cut open his scalp, broke his right knee, and otherwise seriously injured him. The defendants in their answer admitted that a horse of theirs, while being driven by their servant in their business,…
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