Griggs v. Fleckenstein
Supreme Court of Minnesota
This action was commenced in the District Court for Nice County. The complaint alleges substantially, that defendant carelessly left his team, consisting of a span of horses and double sleigh, witho ut being hitched, fastened, held, or in any manner secured or attended, in the principal street of Faribault; that said horses started and ran violently along said street against another team, consisting also of a span of horses and sleigh, standing securely fastened at the side…
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This action was commenced in the District Court for Nice County. The complaint alleges substantially, that defendant carelessly left his team, consisting of a span of horses and double sleigh, witho ut being hitched, fastened, held, or in any manner secured or attended, in the principal street of Faribault; that said horses started and ran violently along said street against another team, consisting also of a span of horses and sleigh, standing securely fastened at the side of the street, frightening them, and causing them to break loose, and run across the street' against a horse and sleigh…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
McMillaN, J.
The.plaintiff brings this *92action to recover damages for the loss of a horse, which was killed under the following circumstances:
The defendant left his team, consisting of a span of horses and a double sleigh attached thereto, standing in the principal business street in the town of Faribault, without being hitched, fastened, held or in any manner secured. It started and ran violently along the street, and against another team belonging to one Mathews, likewise consisting of two horses attached to a double sleigh, standing properly hitched, at the side of the street,…
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