City of Hartford v. Talcott
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Civil action to recover of the defendants the amount of a judgment against the plaintiff city for damages for an injury caused hy ice upon a sidewalk in front of their premises; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County. The defendants were proprietors of premises fronting on Asylum Street in the city of Hartford.
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Civil action to recover of the defendants the amount of a judgment against the plaintiff city for damages for an injury caused hy ice upon a sidewalk in front of their premises; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Hartford County. The defendants were proprietors of premises fronting on Asylum Street in the city of Hartford. Snow and ice had accumulated and for several days been allowed to remain upon the sidewalk in front, rendering the walk dangerous for persons passing over it. A foot passenger slipped upon it and was injured, and in a suit against the city recovered judgment for…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The state places upon municipal corporations the burden of keeping the highways within their respective limits in a reasonably safe condition for public travel; and in cities and boroughs this duty is co-extensive with the width of the street, including that portion used by foot passengers exclusively. As both the carriage and foot-ways are for the convenience of the public and not for the especial use or benefit of adjoining proprietors under the general law, the money expended in maintaining, and in making compensation for injuries resulting from neglect to maintain them, is to be paid by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Robbins v. Chicago CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Gray v. Boston Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
- Churchill v. HoltMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
- City of Norwich v. BreedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1862
3Cited by39 opinions
- City of Rochester v. . CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Willoughby v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Smith v. Town of GreenwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Moore v. . GadsdenNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Hanley v. Fireproof Building Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1922
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