Burrill v. City of Augusta
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions. The opinion states the case. With grave doubts as to the sufficiency of the count demurred to, I cite, as tending to support the count, Lee v. Sandy Hill, -40 N. Y. 442; Hill v. Boston, 122 Mass. 344; Gordon v. Taunton, 126 Mass. 349 ; Bailey v. Woburn, 126 Mass. 416. cited: Edgerly v. Goncord, 59 N. H. 78 ; Welsh v. Village of Rutland, .56 Yt. 228 ; S. C. 48 Am. Rep. 762 ; Fisher v. Oity of Boston, 104 Mass. 87 ; S. C. 6 Am.
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On exceptions. The opinion states the case. With grave doubts as to the sufficiency of the count demurred to, I cite, as tending to support the count, Lee v. Sandy Hill, -40 N. Y. 442; Hill v. Boston, 122 Mass. 344; Gordon v. Taunton, 126 Mass. 349 ; Bailey v. Woburn, 126 Mass. 416. cited: Edgerly v. Goncord, 59 N. H. 78 ; Welsh v. Village of Rutland, .56 Yt. 228 ; S. C. 48 Am. Rep. 762 ; Fisher v. Oity of Boston, 104 Mass. 87 ; S. C. 6 Am. Rep. 196 ; Hafford v. Hew Bedford, .16 Gray, 297; Jewett v. City of Hew Haven, 38 Con. 368; 9 Am. Eep. 382 ; Wilcox v. Oily of Chicago, 107 111. 334; S.…
1Opinion of the CourtDaNFORth, J.
The plaintiff, in her writ, substantially alleges that the officers of the fire department of the defendant city, having occasion to use a steam fire engine belonging to said city, for a necessary purpose, after said use, carelessly and negligently allowed the engine to stand within the limits of a public street in said city, and while so standing negligently, drew the fire and permitted the steam to escape therefrom with a great noise, whereby the plaintiff’s horse, which she was rightfully driving upon the same street, was frightened, ran away, and the plaintiff, without any fault on her…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Fisher v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Gordon v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
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