Farrington v. Cheponis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Peasley, J.; at the conclusion of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendants, from the judgment on which the plaintiff appealed.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Peasley, J.; at the conclusion of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendants, from the judgment on which the plaintiff appealed. The plaintiff claimed to have received personal injuries, while coasting in the highway, by reason of the negligence of the defendants’ servant, acting in the discharge of his duties in driving the defendants’’ horse attached to a wagon in such manner as to…
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
The court having directed a verdict for the defendants, the plaintiff desired to appeal to this court for a review of the propriety of that action, as also of the action of the trial judge in respect to . three other matters, to wit: (1) his ruling that he was not disqualified; (2) his rulings excluding testimony' offered on behalf of the plaintiff; and (3) his ruling that he was without the power to exercise his discretion to receive from plaintiff’s counsel, after the arguments had proceeded for about twenty minutes, requests to charge the jury.
The proceedings which have been resorted to to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sharkey v. SkiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Broschart v. TuttleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Smith v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Elliott v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Greist v. AmrhynSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
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