Brown v. Mayor of Glasgow

On the trial of this cause, the evidence tended to show that as plaintiff’s wagon and team were being driven into the city of. Glasgow, the team becoming- frightened by persons riding up behind it and making a noise, commenced running away, whereupon the driver jumped out, leaving four women passengers in the wagon^ that the horses then ran down the street towards the Missouri river, and after running about five squares, ran into a hole or gully on the side of the street, causing thereby the death of one of the horses .and serious injury to the other, as well as considerable damage to the…