Town of Gainesboro v. Gore
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM JACKSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County to the Court of Civil Appeals and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court.— C. E. Snodgrass, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
*36This suit was brought by plaintiff below against the town of G-ainesboro to recover damages for the death of a mare. There was a judgment for $200’ in favor of plaintiff in the circuit court, but the court of civil appeals reversed this judgment, sustained the motion for peremptory instructions in favor of the town, and dismissed the suit. The case is before' us on petition for certiorari, which has been granted.
The mare was hitched to a post standing on a lot near a street in the said town. The top of this post was sharp, and while the mare was so hitched it is averred and proven that she…
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