Maxmilian v. . Mayor

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1875-05-25

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Folger, J. It is sought to charge the defendant in this case, upon the rule that the employer must answer for the negligent act of the servant: the rule of respondeat superior. And it is clear that upon no other principle can the defendant be charged. Conceding that the ambulance wagon and the horse before it, were the property of the defendant, there is no intima…

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