Legal Opinion
Ball v. T. J. Pardy Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 18, 1928PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.
In this action the plaintiff is seeking to recover damages occasioned by a fall into an elevator well in the basement of a store then under construction. The defendant The T. J. Pardy Construction Company, the appellant, was the general contractor. The jury first brought in a verdict that the plaintiff recover $4,000, but the trial court refused to accept it and returned them for further consideration. They then brought in a verdict for $1,000 which the trial court accepted.
The plaintiff was a contracting lather and plasterer and had a contract for plastering in the building. In his complaint…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Maguire v. KieselSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Edward DeV. Tompkins, Inc. v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Comstock v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Jackiewicz v. United Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- City of Bridgeport v. Aetna Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Palmer v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Henne v. BalickSupreme Court of Delaware · 1958
- Bead Chain Manufacturing Co. v. Saxton Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Steitz v. GiffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Waterbury Petroleum Products, Inc. v. Canaan Oil & Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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