Morrow Transfer Co. v. Heard

A man nearly seventy years of age, with defective vision, went out into the middle of Broad street in Atlanta, to ascertain if an approaching street-car was one which would take him to his destination. Finding that it was not, he turned to go¡ back to the sidewalk. As he did, horses attached to a large transfer wagon of the defendant and driven by one of its drivers came *188suddenly upon the old man from the rear, and touched the back of his head. Not having time to get out of the way, he attempted to catch the bridle-bit and stop the horses. He missed the bridle and caught the harness or…