Arrington v. Horner

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action in the district court was commenced by Arrington to recover the value of a horse which he owned and which was injured in a collision with an automobile driven by Horner. The jury returned special findings and a general verdict favorable to the defendant. Judgment was rendered accordingly and the plaintiff appeals.

James Harper was driving a team of mules hitched to a loaded wagon, eastward on a public highway. The horse which was injured was a saddle horse and was tied with two or two and one-half feet of rein to the back band of…