Wagon
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
In a statute exempting property from execution, the term wagon is intended to mean a common vehicle for the transportation of goods, wares, and merchandise of all descriptions; and does not include a hackney coach.
Quigley v. Gorham, 5 Cal. 418.
In such a statute, wagon should be construed as a generic term, and it includes a buggy.
Gordon v. Shields, 7 Kans. 320.
A one-horse wagon, with a spring seat and panelled sides, used only for the carriage of persons, was held a " pleasure carriage."
Moss V. Moore, 18 Johns. 128.
To the contrary, Pardee v. Blanchard, 19 Id. 442. Consult Carriage.