Wright v. Woodward
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Actions, for negligence. Trial by jury upon the question of liability, and verdict for the defendant. A view was taken by the jury. The plaintiffs' sustained property loss, May 29, 1918, by reason. of the breaking away of the defendant’s dam, which was located in the town of Hill. The plaintiffs claimed, and their evidence tended to prove that the failure of the dam was due to its improper construction and negligent maintenance.
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Actions, for negligence. Trial by jury upon the question of liability, and verdict for the defendant. A view was taken by the jury. The plaintiffs' sustained property loss, May 29, 1918, by reason. of the breaking away of the defendant’s dam, which was located in the town of Hill. The plaintiffs claimed, and their evidence tended to prove that the failure of the dam was due to its improper construction and negligent maintenance. The defendant claimed, and his evidence tended to show, that the dam was properly constructed and maintained, and that it was destroyed by an explosion due to the…
1Opinion of the CourtPlummer, J.
Exceptions were taken by the plaintiffs to the following testimony:
“Q. Now were some of the corporations or factories that you [George H. Adams company] were selling your needles to prior to May 29, 1918, working on government war orders? A. The supposition is that they were.
Q. What proportion off your output went to companies working on war contracts? A. I don’t know positively.
Q. What is your recollection of it? A. May I explain?
Court. Certainly. A. I don’t positively know that they were but I know they ordered them as 'such.
Q. Mr. Nevins, what proportion of your output prior to May, 1918,…
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