Cole v. City of Newburyport
Cole v. City of Newburyport
129 Mass. 594; 1880 Mass. LEXIS 305
Cases that cite this one
2 later published cases cite this decision.
- Hubbell v. City of Viroqua (Wis. 1886)
- Faulkner v. City of Aurora (Ind. 1882)
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Opinion of the Court
At the time of the accident, the ox was not in the place for the use of which the city received compensation, nor in the charge of any agent of. the city; and the city is not responsible for the injury occasioned by the ox frightening the plaintiff’s horse while both were travelling upon the highway. Barber v. Roxbury, 11 Allen, 318, 321. Pierce v. New Bedford, ante, 534. Collingill v. Haverhill, 128 Mass. 218.
Judgment affirmed.
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