Monroe v. Hartford Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for negligently running into and injuring tlie plaintiff’s milk wagon, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Ooats, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant. The plaintiff was the owner of a pair of horses and wagon, used for the daily delivery of milk upon a route including Asylum Avenue in the city of Hartford, which was driven by his servant, Brewer.
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Action to recover damages for negligently running into and injuring tlie plaintiff’s milk wagon, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Ooats, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant. The plaintiff was the owner of a pair of horses and wagon, used for the daily delivery of milk upon a route including Asylum Avenue in the city of Hartford, which was driven by his servant, Brewer. The defendant operated an electric railroad upon Asylum Avenue. At the time of the injury complained of, the plaintiff’s team was standing…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The purpose of the city ordinance is obvious. It assumes that any horse in a city street without a driver or keeper is a source of danger to the person and property of those using the street, unless the horse is hitched, and that injury to such persons may be the natural result of leaving an unhitched horse in a city street. For the protection of such persons and the prevention of such injuries, it makes the act of leaving any unhitched horse in a city street a misdemeanor punishable by a fine. State v. Keenan, 57 Conn. 286.
It is also obvious that the evil provided against includes not only…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Broschart v. TuttleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Loomis v. HollisterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Baldwin v. EnsignSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
- State v. KeenanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
3Cited by58 opinions
- Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Dudley v. Northampton Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Doe v. ManheimerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Gonier v. Chase Companies, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Panaroni v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
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