Storms v. Lane

The defendant operated a stable at Rome, N. Y., where he invited people generally to stable their horses. He charged for the privilege of stabling and also for the hay and feed used. The plaintiff, for several years, had been accustomed to use the stable for his horses when in the city. It had been the custom of the plaintiff and others to unhitch their horses outside of the stable, leaving the vehicle outside; to then place the horses in stalls where there was usually hay in the hay chute or in the manger, but when there was no hay either in the hay chute or in the manger, it was the…