Wood v. City of Danbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused Dy a defective sidewalk, brought to the City Court of Danbury and tried to the court, Scott, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $ 100, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The following facts appeared from the finding of the trial court: — The sidewalk in question was a part of a much traveled highway near the center of the city.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused Dy a defective sidewalk, brought to the City Court of Danbury and tried to the court, Scott, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $ 100, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The following facts appeared from the finding of the trial court: — The sidewalk in question was a part of a much traveled highway near the center of the city. The walk, at the place of the accident, became coated with a rough, icy surface, and was, for that reason, dangerous to…
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The complaint in this action contains no allegation that the plaintiff, at the time of the accident, was in the exercise of due care. The defendant did not demur, nor has it in any other manner questioned the sufficiency of the complaint.
On the trial, upon an answer denying the principal allegations of the complaint, the defendant claimed that to maintain her action the plaintiff was required to prove that she was free from contributory negligence, and claimed that the plaintiff had offered no affirmative evidence as to her conduct just prior to and at the time of the accident, and that there…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Farrell v. Waterbury Horse R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Ryan v. Town of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
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- Murphy v. Derby Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
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