Hanson v. Hulet

In this ease it appears that in November, 1917, in the gloam of twilight, on a country highway, the plaintiff and defendant met. The plaintiff was returning from plowing and was driving five horses, two in the lead and three behind, the same as on the plow. In passing, defendant ran his Eord car against the left hind leg of the lead horse and broke the leg so the animal had to be killed. Defendant appeals from a judgment and verdict for $100.

*421The driver of a motor vehicle is too apt to claim the right of way and to run his car so as to demand that horses and pedestrians must clear the road at…