Katsikas v. Manchester Street Railway

The accident occurred on the evening of November 20, 1932, between six and seven o’clock, on the highway leading from Goff’s Falls toward Manchester. The defendant’s street car line at the scene of the accident comprised a double track situated east of the macadam or traveled part of the highway. The three girls (hereinafter called the plaintiffs) were riding on an old draft horse and holding onto portions of his heavy work harness. This horse, described by one of the witnesses as an old plug, was used by Christos Katsikas for work on his farm.

The plaintiffs, after harnessing the horse,…