Ford v. Deigendesch

Citations

• 261 Pa. 247
• 104 A. 573
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 722

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Vehicle driver — Narrow street — Horse on trot — Slack rein — Shying of horse — Throwing of wagon on sidewalk— Injury to pedestrian — Case for jury.</p> <p>In .an action for personal injuries, where it'appeared that the driver of defendant’s horse and wagon drove the horse at a trot, with loose rein, along a six and one-half foot roadway bordered by a sidewalk only two feet in width, and that the horse suddenly shied and moved sidewise, throwing a wheel of the wagon upon the sidewalk and striking plaintiff, a small boy, the questions whether the driver had exercised due care in proceeding at such speed and with slack rein were for the jury, and a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff were sustained.</p>