Trafford v. Adams Express Co.

On December 24, 1874, one of the delivery wagons of the Adams Express Company was left standing in front of a residence ón a public street in Nashville, the horse attached thereto not being hitched, while the driver delivered a package at the house. In attempting to get into the wagon, after delivering the package, the driver stepped from a smooth stone on the curbing of the pavement, and, in the act, his foot slipped and he fell between the horse and the wagon. In falling, he grasped' at the reins, but missed them, and struck the horse with his hand. The horse be*97came frightened, and started…