Obold v. United Traction Co.

Citations

• 19 Pa. Super. 326
• 1902 Pa. Super. LEXIS 95

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Street railways — Fright of horse — Sweeper.</p> <p>In an action against a street railway company to recover damages for the death of a horse, a verdict and judgment for plaintiff will be sustained where it appears that plaintiff in driving a sleigh approached a sweeper at a point where it was difficult if not impossible to turn back, that when sixty feet from the sweeper, the horse took fright, that plaintiff jumped out of the sleigh, motioned the sweeper to stop, and after it had stopped, led the horse by in safety to a point variously estimated at from fifteen to sixty feet ahead, and when about to mount the sleigh, the sweeper was started, the horse took fright, ran away and suffered injuries so that it had to be killed.</p>