Reardon v. City of New York
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Second District. Action by Johanna Reardon against the City of New York. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Reversed, and new trial granted.
1Opinion of the CourtGiegerich, J.
The action -is brought to recover the value of a horse belonging to the plaintiff, which was killed in a collision with a horse belonging to the defendant, and which at the time of the collision was running away. The question in the case is whether the evidence showed negligence on the part of the defendant.
The horse which caused the injury was attached to an ash cart at the time. Before the accident, the horse and cart had been backed up against a dock along the water front of the East River. The driver had blocked both the wheels with what he described as tug fenders, and had then gone back…
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