Young v. Anderson
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, for .Canyon County. Hon. Ed. L. Bryan, Judge. Action for damages, with counterclaim by .defendant. Judgment for plaintiff. “If injury follows as the combined result of the wrongful acts of several acting independently, recovery may be had severally against each of such independent tort-feasors, in proportion to the contribution of each to the injury.” ('Woodland v. Portneuf-Marsh Valley Irr.
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Seventh Judicial District, for .Canyon County. Hon. Ed. L. Bryan, Judge. Action for damages, with counterclaim by .defendant. Judgment for plaintiff. “If injury follows as the combined result of the wrongful acts of several acting independently, recovery may be had severally against each of such independent tort-feasors, in proportion to the contribution of each to the injury.” ('Woodland v. Portneuf-Marsh Valley Irr. Co., 26 Ida. 789, 146 Pac. 1106.) “But if the wrong consists not of one tort alone, for which the parties are severally liable, but of…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, C. J.
Respondent brought this action to recover for the hire of a horse and buggy, and also for damages resulting to the property while in the possession of appellant as bailee. Appellant answered and filed a counterclaim, alleging damages for breach of warranty that the horse was gentle and trustworthy; that it was in fact fractious and unmanageable, on account of which he was injured while exercising due care on his part.
It appears that the injury occurred in the streets of Nampa, upon the approach of an interurban car operated *524by the Boise Valley Traction Company. At the trial, during…
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- Ellis v. EssonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
- Miller v. F. Beck & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
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- Pogel v. MeilkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
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