Legal Opinion
Hassett v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 6, 1940PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
These actions were brought, one by the administratrix of the deceased Hassett and the other by the plaintiff Pearce, to recover damages for the death of the former and for injuries suffered by the latter by reason of an electric shock received when a steel measuring tape which they were using on a bridge over the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company came in contact with the feed wire which furnished power for the operation of the railroad. The trial court concluded that the defendants, operating the railroad as trustees in bankruptcy, were negligent and maintained a…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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