Manchester v. City of Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Case, for an injury caused by the defective condition of a sidewalk within the limits of the city; tried to the jury in the superior court, on the general issue, before Me Owrdy, J. On the trial the plaintiff offered evidence to prove that on the evening of the 28th of May, 1856, he fell and received the injury alleged in his declaration, on the north sidewalk of a street called “ Albany Avenue,” within the city; and that his fall and injury were caused by a defect in the…
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Case, for an injury caused by the defective condition of a sidewalk within the limits of the city; tried to the jury in the superior court, on the general issue, before Me Owrdy, J. On the trial the plaintiff offered evidence to prove that on the evening of the 28th of May, 1856, he fell and received the injury alleged in his declaration, on the north sidewalk of a street called “ Albany Avenue,” within the city; and that his fall and injury were caused by a defect in the sidewalk; and that it was the duty of the defendants to keep the sidewalk in repair, and that they had been guilty of…
1Opinion of the CourtSanford, J.
The construction and repair of all the “ streets, highways and roads ” within the limits of the city of Hartford, was and is a duty imposed upon the defendants by law, and that duty is not denied. 1 Private Acts, 387. And by the statute concerning highways and bridges, (Rev. Stat.,t tit. 24, § 5,) it is provided that “ if any person shall lose a limb, break a bone, or receive any bruise or bodily injury by means of any defective bridge or road, the town, person, persons or corporation, which ought to keep such road or bridge in repair, shall pay to the person so hurt or wounded, just damages.”
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