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Abbett v. Board of Commissioners

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 1888No. 13,197PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, C. J.

Julia N. Abbett brought this action against the board of commissioners of Johnson county to recover damages for injuries to her person, alleged to have resulted from the careless and negligent obstruction of a public highway by the officers and agents of the board.

The complaint is in two paragraphs. It is charged in the first paragraph that the board, by its officers and agents, carelessly and negligently obstructed a public highway of the county by scattering plank and lumber on either side thereof in such a manner as that the plaintiff’s horse took fright thereat, and became unmanageable…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  2. Mower v. Inhabitants of LeicesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812
  3. Fisher v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  4. Ogg v. City of LansingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
  5. Barney v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Board of Commissioners v. AllmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Tucker v. SellersIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  3. James v. Trustees of Wellston TownshipSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1907
  4. Board of Commissioners v. HillIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Board of Commissioners v. CastetterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1893

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