Morgan v. City of Hallowell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Exceptions. Case for injury occasioned by falling into an excavation near a public street. Tlie case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrows, J.
The plaintiff offered to show that on a certain dark evening in September, I860, be was going along a public street in Hallowell to attend a circus duly licensed to exhibit in tlie city, and on exhibition in an unfenced vacant lot on the easterly side of the streét; that he turned from the street to go to the place of exhibition and fell into an excavation made for a reservoir, very near, though not within the limits of the street, and received a severe injury ; that he was ignorant of the existence of the excavation, and in tlie exercise of due care ; that there were no guards, lights or…
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