Tuttle v. Town of Winchester
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on the case for an injury from a defective highway of the defendant town; brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County, and tried to the jury, on a general denial, before Stoddard, J. A verdict was returned for the defendants, and the plaintiff appealed to this court, on the ground of error in a ruling of the court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPark, C. J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover damages from the defendants for injuries, which he claims to have received in his person and property, in consequence of the want of a sufficient railing by the side of a highway in the defendant town, which highway they were bound to keep in proper repair. On the trial of the cause in the court below the plaintiff offered in evidence the following written notice to the defendants, as a sufficient compliance with the statute on the subject:—
“ To the Selectmen of the town of Winchester in Litchfield County.
“You are hereby notified that Constant L. Tuttle of the…
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