Hillier v. City of East Hartford

This appeal arises out of an action brought against the town of East Hartford under § 13a-149 of the General Statutes to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Ellen Hillier, as a result of her fall on an icy sidewalk. From a judgment for the plaintiff, rendered after a jury verdict in her favor, the defendant has appealed on the limited ground that the trial court erred in refusing to hold unconstitutional a special act of the legislature validating the plaintiff’s notice of the accident which was not received by the defendant until more than one year after the plaintiff’s…