City of Waterbury v. Clark
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover the amount of a judgment which the plaintiff city had been compelled to pay for personal injuries to a pedestrian caused by an open sewer-box in the sidewalk in front of the defendant’s property, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Curtis, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
This is an action to recover damages which the plaintiff has been compelled to pay on ac count of personal injuries sustained by one Mary Rigney by means of a defective sidewalk in front of the defendant’s premises.
It is alleged in the present action that Mrs. Rigney was injured and suffered damages by falling on this sidewalk; that her falling was caused by stepping into an open sewer-box which made the sidewalk at this point unsafe. The complaint also stated, in substance, that this sewer-box was the property of the defendant; that it was his duty to maintain the same in a safe condition;…
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