Whitwell v. Wolf
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of St. Paul to recover $400. The case was tried before Hanft, J., who made findings and ordered judgment for $250 in favor of plaintiff. Prom an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Pee Curiam.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of a horse, alleged to have been caused by defendant’s negligent management of an automobile. The cause was tried by the court without a jury, and findings made for plaintiff. Defendant appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The accident occurred on a street, running north and south, in St. Paul. Plaintiff tied his horse to a hitching post at the curb on the east side of the street, leaving the animal facing north. A few feet further north, on the opposite side of the street, stood a covered automobile. Some 15 minutes later…
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