Hubbell v. City of Viroqua
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Vernon County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylor as a part of the opinion: This action was brought against the defendant city to recover damages for an injury received while passing along one of the traveled streets of said city. T¿e injury was caused by the firing of a gun inside of a shooting gallery.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Vernon County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylor as a part of the opinion: This action was brought against the defendant city to recover damages for an injury received while passing along one of the traveled streets of said city. T¿e injury was caused by the firing of a gun inside of a shooting gallery. The shooting gallery was a mere tent, and the ball passed through the tent and struck the plaintiff, on • the sidewalk. The gallery was placed adjoining the sidewalk, but not within the boundaries of the street or sidewalk.…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
Upon the hearing of this appeal the learned counsel for the appellant contends (1) that the complaint sets up a good cause of action against the citjr under the provisions of sec. 1339, R. S. 1878, which provides that “if any damage shall happen to any person, his team, carriage, or other property, by reason of the insufficiency or want of repairs of any bridge, sluiceway, or road in any town, city, or village, the person sustaining such damage shall have the right to sue for and recover the same against any such town, city, or. village;” and (2) that the complaint states facts sufficient to…
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- Macomber v. City of TauntonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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- Schultz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1880
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