Cozzi v. Hooksett

Prior to the passage of Laws 1925, c. 52, the liability of towns for injuries caused to travelers by the defective railing of dangerous highway embankments was determined by the common-law rule of reasonableness. Ahern v. Concord, 82 N. H. 246, 248; Prichard v. Boscawen, 78 N. H. 131, 133; Seeton v. Dunbarton, 72 N. H. 269, and cases cited.

Although the statute of highways had its inception in the days of horse-drawn vehicles, its provisions were held to embrace new methods of travel (Hendry v. North Hampton, 72 N. H. 351, 356) including the automobile (Richmond v. Bethlehem, 79 N. H. 78, 81).…