Lynch v. City of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort, for personal injuries occasioned to the plaintiff by the alleged negligence of an employee of the water department of the defendant city. At the trial in the Superior Court before Maynard, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions, which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
The plaintiff, while riding a bicycle, was injured by a collision with a horse and wagon belonging to the water department of the defendant city. There was conflicting evidence as to due care on the part of the plaintiff, and negligence on the part of the driver of the horse and wagon. It appeared that the water department of the defendant city was created by statute, and was managed by commissioners elected by the city council; that municipal bonds had been issued to pay for the construction of the works, and that these bonds were not yet due; that water was furnished to the inhabitants at…
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