Legal Opinion

Lovell v. City of Bridgeport

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 25, 1933PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for a fall upon a sidewalk in the defendant city, and from a judgment entered upon a verdict in her favor the defendant has appealed. The sidewalk in question consisted of concrete slabs; a large tree stood in the half of the sidewalk nearer the curb, and the slab which surrounded it, irrgular in shape, was broken and displaced; and a slab in the other half was somewhat displaced and broken along its edge, running across the line of the walk, where it met the adjoining slab. All the claims of error are addressed to the charge of the trial…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Frechette v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  2. Horton v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  3. Kristiansen v. City of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
  4. Rogers v. City of MeridenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  5. Bjorkman v. Town of NewingtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Older v. Town of Old LymeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
  2. Tirendi v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
  3. Sellew v. City of MiddletownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
  4. Jager v. First National BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
  5. Cote v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942

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