Raymond v. Danbury & Norwalk Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass on the case ; brought to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut. The defendants suffered a default, and the plaintiff moved for a hearing in damages before the Jury. The motion was argued at the September Term, 1876, before Shipman, District Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtShipman, J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff, arising from the negligence of the defendants. The defendants have suffered a default, and have thereby admitted a cause of action as alleged, but not the alleged extent of the injury, and the question now before the court is as to the tribunal by which the quantum of damages is to be ascertained. The plaintiff insists that he has a *597constitutional right to have the questions of fact in regard to damages determined by a jury, while the defendants assert that, in accordance with the practice of the state courts in…
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