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Stearns v. Wallace

June 1, 1879 - Opinion

Unanimous

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June 1, 1879 Stearns v. Wallace Current page Opinion Supreme Court Reporter

[Hillsborough,

June, 1879.]

Stearns v. Wallace.

W. W. Bailey, for the plaintiff.

Wadleigh Wallace, for the defendant.

No briefs furnished.

Doe, C. J.

There is nothing in the case to take it out of the general rule that an infant is responsible for his torts. Fitts v. Hall, 9 N. H. 441; School District v. Bragdon, 23 N. H. 507, 516; Beckley v. Newcomb, 24 N. H. 359; Woodman v. Hubbard, 25 N. H. 67, 73; Prescott v. Norris, 32 N. H. 101; Eaton v. Hill, 50 N. H. 235; Cooley Torts 103.

Exception overruled.

Bingham, J., did not sit: the others concurred.