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Show City Responsible for Poisoning Poi-soning Children I IN the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, belonging to tho city, was a bed of specimen plants, Including In-cluding some belladonna. Children ate some of the bright purple berries of this, became ill, and one of them died. The father sued the city for damages on the ground that the death of his son ! was duo to its fault Tho Judge dismissed the suit, but this Judg-ment Judg-ment was reversed on appeal. A further appeal i was taken to the House of Lord.-;, which has Just decided against the city. It holds that as the Children were entitled to go where the shrub grew, that no warning was given to parents or guardians, and that the city authorities knew of the danger of the pretty hut deadly berries, their presence might be considered a trap for the rery young, and therefore the city was fully liable. j |