Wright v. Shedd

An automobile owned by the plaintiffs was substantially damaged when the operator sought to avoid collision with the defendants’ horse. The horse was wandering at large on a public highway at night. The trial court granted the defendants’ motion for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiffs’ case. With this disposition of the issue of liability, the question of contributory negligence was never reached. The plaintiffs appeal.

The accident happened in Fairfax at about nine-thirty on the evening of December 2, 1960 as the plaintiffs were traveling south on state highway No. 104 in a 1957…