Reed v. Snyder

Citations

• 38 Pa. Super. 421
• 1909 Pa. Super. LEXIS 153

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Automobiles—Fright of horse — Case for jury.</p> <p>In an action against the driver of an automobile to recover for personal injuries, it appeared that plaintiff driving in a buggy with his wife and small child, approached, at a point in a narrow road, an automobile driven by defendant. Plaintiff threw the lines to his wife, descended to the ground, and without looking at, or speaking to the defendant, took the head of his horse, which had become restless. The defendant started to proceed, when immediately a volume of vapor as large as a hat was spurted from a tube in the rear axle, under and against the horse, accompanied by a hissing sound and strong odor of gasoline. The horse became unmanageable, overturning the buggy and injuring the wife. The horse was eighteen years old, and prior to the accident trustworthy. Held, that the case was for the jury.</p>