Underhill v. City of Manchester
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, founded on the act of July 15, 1854, " making cities and towns liable for damages caused by mobs or riots.” The following statement of facts was agreed upon by the parties : The property destroyed consisted of spirituous liquors, the fixtures of a bar, furniture of a refreshment saloon and some other goods, and was destroyed by a mob, in a refreshment saloon kept by the plaintiff, in Manchester, at the time of a firemen’s muster, Sept. 14, 1859, under the following…
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Case, founded on the act of July 15, 1854, " making cities and towns liable for damages caused by mobs or riots.” The following statement of facts was agreed upon by the parties : The property destroyed consisted of spirituous liquors, the fixtures of a bar, furniture of a refreshment saloon and some other goods, and was destroyed by a mob, in a refreshment saloon kept by the plaintiff, in Manchester, at the time of a firemen’s muster, Sept. 14, 1859, under the following circumstances: A number of persons were in the saloon in the evening, when a dispute arose between them and some of the…
1Opinion of the CourtDoe, J.
The 1st and 2d sections of the act of July 15, 1854, entitled " An Act making cities and towns liable for damages caused by mobs or riots,” Laws 1854, ch. 1519, are as follows :
Section 1. Be it enacted, &c. That whenever persons unlawfully, *216riotously and tumultuously assembled, shall injure or destroy any property, real or personal, the city or town within the limits of which such property may be situated, shall be liable to indemnify the owner thereof for the property so injured or destroyed, to be recovered in an action on the case.
Sec. 2. No person or persons shall be entitled to the…
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