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Haslem v. Lockwood
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| Haslem v. Lockwood | |
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
|---|---|
| Citation | 37 Conn. 500 |
| Date decided | 1871 |
Facts
- "Haslem" = a farm owner and employer = plaintiff
- Haslem directed his servants to rake abandoned horse manure into heaps that had accumulated in a public street. His intention was to carry it away the next day.
- Lockwood, who had no knowledge of the Haslem’s actions, found the nicely-packed & ready heaps of manure & hauled them off to his own land.
- (Horse manure was valued for providing farm lands with nutrients.)
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