Legal Opinion
Smith v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 11, 1956PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The plaintiff brought this action against the city of New Haven and Eustacio Esposito. In the first count of his complaint he sought recovery against the city for a claimed defect in a public highway. The court directed a verdict in favor of the city, judgment was rendered upon this verdict, the plaintiff took no appeal, and further consideration of this feature of the case is not required.
In a second count addressed to the defendant Esposito, the plaintiff sought to recover upon two theories—that Esposito was negligent and that he had created and maintained a nuisance, thereby causing the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fairbanks v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Boland v. VanderbiltSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Gorczyca v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Giambartolomei v. Rocky DeCarlo & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Cook v. LawlorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. VennardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- State v. AnnunziatoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- State v. MarianoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Dow & Condon, Inc. v. Brookfield Development Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Town of Wallingford v. Glen Valley Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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