House v. Board of Comm'rs of Montgomery Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From the Montgomery Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtWorden, J.
This was an action by the appellant, against the appellee, to recover damages for alleged negligence on the part of the defendant, in suffering one of the bridges in the county to become out of repair, whereby a mule belonging to the plaintiff, in passing over the bridge, was injured, without fault or negligence on the part of the plaintiff.
There was a demurrer to the complaint, for want of • sufficient facts, but it was overruled, and exception taken.
Issue, trial, and verdict for the plaintiff, but the judgment was arrested, on the ground that the county was not liable for damages in such…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Grove v. City of Fort WayneIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
- Wilson v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
- County Commissioners v. GibsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
- Dean v. New Milford TownshipSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1843
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