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’ servant, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried .to the jury before Cowell, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $500, and appeal by the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
This action was brought to recover for injuries claimed to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendants’ servant, in driving the defendants’ horse attached to a wagon in such a manner that it collided with the plaintiff while he was engaged in coasting on a public highway in Waterbury.
The defendants’ appeal is based upon several assignments of error. One relates to the action of the court as to improper remarks of counsel and of a juror made during the trial of the case. The questions and the manner in which it arose appear from the finding, as follows: “The plaintiff…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Morse v. Consolidated Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Eldridge v. GormanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
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- Bullitt v. Delaware Bus Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1935
- Armstrong v. Spokane International Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1918
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