Ward v. Town of North Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon the statute with regard to highways and bridges, for an injury from a defect in a bridge of the defendant town; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County, and tried to the jury, upon the general issue, before Robinson, J. Upon the trial the plaintiff offered evidence to prove, and the defendants did not deny, that on the 15th of October, 1874, he was the owner of a span of horses, which, on that day, after using them on 1ns farm, he hitched by a…
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Action upon the statute with regard to highways and bridges, for an injury from a defect in a bridge of the defendant town; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County, and tried to the jury, upon the general issue, before Robinson, J. Upon the trial the plaintiff offered evidence to prove, and the defendants did not deny, that on the 15th of October, 1874, he was the owner of a span of horses, which, on that day, after using them on 1ns farm, he hitched by a rope to the post of his woodshed, about twelve feet distant from the line of the highway and on his own land; that the…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The statute provides that the town which by law is-obliged to maintain any bridge, shall erect and maintain a good and sufficient railing or fence on the side thereof; and that if any person shall suffer any damage in his property by reason of the want of such railing or fence, such town shall pay to him who shall so suffer, just damages.
The court in this case charged the jury as follows: “Your decision upon one question of fact may decide the case, and that is, where these horses were when they started and got beyond the plaintiff’s control. Were these horses at the time they took fright and…
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