Bemis v. Plant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of a servant of the defendants, in the management of an elevator in one of their buildings, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Maltbie, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $3,000, and appeal by the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
The only question presented by this appeal relates to the denial of the defendants’ motion to set aside the verdict as against the evidence. It appears that on April 28th, 1917, Morton F. Plant, the original defendant, since deceased, was the owner of a certain building, five stories in height, located in New London, Connecticut. This building was divided up into stores, rooms and offices, which were rented to numerous tenants for business purposes. Upon these premises, and as a part of the building, there was an elevator for the use of persons lawfully in the building. This was operated by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tousey v. . RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Cables v. Bristol Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Mercer Electric Manufacturing Co. v. Connecticut Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Clark v. WhitakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1848
- Naylor v. HavilandSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- Quackenbush v. VallarioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932