Lyman v. Village of Potsdam

Clark, J.:

This action is brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The facts are briefly that plaintiff while riding with her husband in a carriage on one of the residence streets of the village of Potsdam was thrown out and injured shortly before six o’clock on the afternoon of May 14, 1914. A pile of refuse and rubbish consisting of some barrels and boxes, loose cans, an old white porcelain bowl, and a dead Christmas tree had been piled at the side of the street by a citizen, and as plaintiff and her husband were driving along the street the horse became frightened at this pile of…