Aaronson v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff’s automobile and for the loss of its use, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in the maintenance of one of its highways, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Simpson, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $567, and appeal by the defendant.
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Action to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff’s automobile and for the loss of its use, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in the maintenance of one of its highways, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Simpson, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $567, and appeal by the defendant. The injuries in question were caused by the plaintiff driving his automobile against an obstruction in the highway. Plaintiff alleged and claimed to have proved, that for some time before the accident the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The complaint alleges that in the course of the transaction described therein the city committed two breaches of legal duty toward the plaintiff: first, in placing a dangerous obstruction at the intersection of these highways without securely anchoring it; and second, by leaving it unguarded in the traveled roadway after notice that it had become displaced and after reasonable opportunity to remove it.
As to the first specification of negligence, the defendant city claims that the silent policeman in question was placed at the intersection of these highways by the direction of its proper…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Carl v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- State v. StebbinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Upton v. Town of WindhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Lavigne v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Hoag v. HatchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
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