Brown v. Congdon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Writ oe error from a judgment of the Superior Court dismissing a complaint praying for a new trial. The complaint was as follows:— To the sheriff, &c.
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Writ oe error from a judgment of the Superior Court dismissing a complaint praying for a new trial. The complaint was as follows:— To the sheriff, &c. By authority of the state of Connecticut you are hereby commanded to summon Joseph B. Congdon, of New London, as he is the executor of the will of James Smith, late of New London, deceased, to appear before the Superior Court, to be held * * ; then and there to answer unto William B. Brown and Mary E. Groldebar, both of the city of Brooklyn, in the state of New York, in a civil action, wherein the plaintiffs complain and say: First. The…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The plaintiff in error brought a petition to the Superior Court for a new trial for the misconduct of a juror. The original cause was tried at the September term, 1879. The petition was brought in June following, returnable to the September term, 1880. The petition was demurred to, the Superior Court sustained the demurrer, and the petitioner has brought a writ of error to this court.
The statute authorizing the Superior Court to grant new trials, and under which the petition in this ease was brought, is as follows:—“The Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, District Court, and any City…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Andersen v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
- Stone v. StevensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1837
- Bennett v. HowardU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1808
- Hamilton v. PeaseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. PalozieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Small v. South Norwalk Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Dudley v. HullSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- State v. Certain Contraceptive MaterialsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- State v. BrockhausSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
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