Legal Opinion
Wadlund v. City of Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 22, 1952PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
The plaintiff had a verdict of $8500 for personal injuries sustained by her as the result of a fall on an icy sidewalk. The defendant has appealed from the judgment thereon, assigning error in the court’s denial of its motion to set aside the verdict and in the charge to the jury.
There was no evidence of actual notice to the defendant city of the alleged defective condition of the walk. It contends that the court erred in refusing to set aside the verdict, because the evidence did not warrant a finding of constructive notice, and because the amount of the verdict was excessive. The jury…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Roma v. Thames River Specialties Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Horvath v. TontiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Carl v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Congdon v. City of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1870
- Jump v. Ensign-Bickford Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. HammondSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Baker v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Lukas v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Amelchenko v. Borough of FreeholdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Crowe v. WardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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