McGloin v. Town of Southington

The plaintiffs brought this action against the town of Southington alleging a breach of its statutory duty under General Statutes § lSa-1491 in failing to sand Canal Street, a town road, following a winter storm. The plaintiffs appeal from the judg*670ment rendered by the trial court on the jury’s verdict for the defendant. The plaintiffs claim that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to charge the jury that it could draw an adverse inference from the failure of the defendant to produce certain witnesses, (2) failing to charge the jury that damage to the named plaintiff’s car could not be…