Church v. Spicer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
. Action to recover damages for personal injuries received through collision with the defendant’s horse and wagon, which was being driven by the latter’s servant, and alleged to have been caused by his negligence, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Reed, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtRokaback, J.
On December 22d, 1903, the plaintiff was walking on the west side of the highway leading past the property of the Eastern Ship Building Company, in the town of Groton. At this point there was a down-grade in the highway in the direction in which the plaintiff was walking. The defendant and his servants at this time were operating six omnibusses transporting passengers all of which were going in the same direction as the plaintiff. The plaintiff claimed and offered evidence to show that he did not hear the approach of the defendant’s team which knocked him down when he was on the left-hand…
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