Mitchell v. City of Meriden

This action was brought in the small claims division of the Circuit Court and transferred to the regular civil docket, where the plaintiff filed an amended complaint setting forth the cause of action in detail. The allegations state that the plaintiff was operating his motor vehicle on Warren Street in the city of Meriden when a tree limb fell on his ear, causing damage; that Warren Street is maintained by the defendant city; that the charter empowers the city to regulate the use of sidewalks and to regulate the planting or removal of trees; that the office of the tree warden was established…