Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Ossola
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 5, 1938PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvert, J.
The plaintiff, a minor of the age of fifteen years, brought this action through his mother as next friend to recover damages for injuries suffered in consequence of the explosion of a dynamite cap alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The case was tried to the jury and a verdict returned in favor of the defendant, from which the plaintiff has appealed alleging error in the charge of the court to the jury, in overruling the plaintiff’s demurrer to the defendant’s second special defense, and in a ruling on evidence.
The complaint alleged that the plaintiff’s injuries…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hoffman v. City of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Norwalk Gaslight Co. v. Borough of NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Alexander v. R. A. Sherman's Sons Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Pietrycka v. SimolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- Worth v. DunnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Beckwith v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Danahy v. CuneoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Toffolon v. Zoning Board of AppealsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Starkel v. Edward Balf Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- United States v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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