Hoyle v. Town of Putnam
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon tlie statute'with regard to highways and bridges, to recover damages for an injury received by the plaintiff Della L. Hoyle by reason of a defect in a highway of the defendant town; brought to the Superior Court in New London County, and tried to the jury,'upon the general issue, with notice, before Hovey, J. The act of 1874, (now incorporated into the revision of 1875 as sec. 10, part 1, ch. 7, tit. 16,) provides that no action shall- be maintained against any…
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Action upon tlie statute'with regard to highways and bridges, to recover damages for an injury received by the plaintiff Della L. Hoyle by reason of a defect in a highway of the defendant town; brought to the Superior Court in New London County, and tried to the jury,'upon the general issue, with notice, before Hovey, J. The act of 1874, (now incorporated into the revision of 1875 as sec. 10, part 1, ch. 7, tit. 16,) provides that no action shall- be maintained against any town for an injury received by, reason of any defective highway or .bridge, unless written notice of such injury and of…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This is an action to recover damages for an injury occasioned by an alleged defect in a highway. The statute of 1874 provides as follows:
“ See. 1. Whenever any person shall receive injuries by reason of any defective road or bridge, written notice of such injury, and of the time and place where it occurred, as nearly as it can be ascertained, shall within sixty days thereafter be given to some one of the selectmen of the town or the clerk of the city or borough where the injuries were received.
“Sec. 2. No suit shall be maintained for such injuries unless such notice is given,” <fcc.
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