Lawler, Admr. v. Hartford Street Ry. Co.
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 to the court, Thayer, J., after the defendant’s default; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $800, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and findings of the court.
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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 to the court, Thayer, J., after the defendant’s default; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $800, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and findings of the court. The court found the following facts: The defendant, on December 29th, 1897, operated a line of trolley cars upon a public highway called New Park avenue in the city of Hartford, the length of said line being 5,000 feet…
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The defendant suffered a default, and the plaintiff, on the hearing in damages, proved that by force of the collision described in the complaint his intestate was thrown from his wagon and sustained injuries from which he died on the following day. The plaintiff then rested his case and the defendant, under a notice filed in pursuance of Chap. 220 of the Acts of 1897, offered evidence to prove that the accident was not caused by its negligence, and that the negligence of the deceased, Lawler, contributed to cause his injury. The plaintiff then offered evidence to rebut that of the defendant.…
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- Farrell v. Waterbury Horse R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Nolan v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
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- Crogan v. SchieleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
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