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1 Del. Cas. 32

State v. Russel

Delaware County Court of Quarter Sessions · decided 1794-11-15

Decided 1794-11-15

Per Curiam.

¶1Gentlemen of the jury, it is impossible almost for men on untutored horses to ride through a company of men standing elbow and elbow, two deep, without doing injury.1 It is no excuse for one to say he did no mischief, for, if harm was done, all are guilty.

¶2Notwithstanding the charge, the jury acquitted Harris but found Russel guilty, whom the Court fined fifteen dollars.

¶3 Footnote by Wilson, “The Court cited a case out of [3] Wilson’s Reports, p. [403] about throwing a squib in the market.”

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