Sprague v. New York & New England Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and heard in damages by the court, Ralph Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $2,000, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and heard in damages by the court, Ralph Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $2,000, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The court below gave judgment for substantial damages against the defendant, because he held that “ the defendant was guilty of negligence, amounting to a want of reasonable care, in not providing in some…
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
This is an action by an administratrix to recover damages for an injury which caused the death of the intestate.
The amended complaint alleged that the intestate, Gilbert A. Sprague, was on September 24th, 1891, a brakeman in the employ of the defendant, and was then, lawfully and with due care and in the regular course of his employment, pro*348ceeding on a train operated by the defendant and running from Danbury toward Hawleyville; that on said day while said Sprague was so proceeding on said train, the defendant carelessly and negligently caused and allowed another train to proceed and run from…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nolan v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Darrigan v. New York & New England RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Bunnell v. Berlin Iron Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Martin, Admx. v. N. York N. England R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
- Havens v. Hartford & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1859
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- State v. PlantConnecticut Superior Court · 1961
- Tiernan v. Savin Rock Realty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Coogan v. Aeolian Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
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