Legal Opinion
Seaman v. Henriques
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 17, 1953PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInglis, J.
In this action a tenant seeks to recover from her landlords for personal injuries. She was standing on a roof for the purpose of hanging laundry on a pulley line and fell. The jury returned a verdict for her. The defendants have appealed, claiming errors in the charge and in the denial of their motion to set aside the verdict.
The plaintiff claimed to have proved the following facts: In January, 1947, she became a tenant in a four-family house then owned by Chris Hanson. Later, but before the plaintiff’s fall, the defendants acquired title to the property. The tenement occupied by the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- McAlpin v. . PowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- L'Heureux v. HurleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Lubenow v. CookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Brandt v. RakauskasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Aprile v. Colonial Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Masterson v. AthertonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Landay v. CohnCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- MacKe Laundry Service Co. v. WeberCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Dinnan v. JozwiakowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Amburgy v. GoldenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1976
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