175 N.W. 205 | N.D. | 1919
Lead Opinion
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.
The negligence of defendant is presumed and clearly proven. A horse nearly always shies from a car and never runs'into it, while a car never shies from a horse. A man on a horse has no excuse for running against a man on foot; a man driving a motor car on a country road has no excuse for running against horses. Defendant had no excuse for running his car against the horse and breaking its leg, nor had he any excuse for taking this appeal.
Judgment affirmed, with 10 per cent damages and costs, and case remanded forthwith.
Concurrence Opinion
I concur in the result.
Concurrence Opinion
(concurring). As against the assignments of error made by the appellant, I am of the opinion that the questions of negligence and contributory negligence were questions of fact for the jury, and that such questions were submitted to the jury without prejudicial error so far as the specifications of error herein are concerned. The judgment accordingly should be affirmed.
