Streett v. Laumier

This suit was brought to recover damages for an injury to a horse of the plaintiff, caused by its being struck by a horse *470of the defendant which was driven carelessly by an employee of the defendant against the plaintiff’s horse, in a street of the city of St. Louis. There was verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

The court instructed the jury as follows :

“ If the jury shall believe from the evidence that whilst the horse and wagon of plaintiff were on the street, the horse of defendant came running along the street where plaintiff’s horse was at the time standing, and ran into and upon said…