Murphy v. Town of Norfolk
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries to-the plaintiff’s intestate resulting in her death and alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the jury before Kellogg, J.; the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment thereon the plaintiff appealed.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries to-the plaintiff’s intestate resulting in her death and alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the jury before Kellogg, J.; the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment thereon the plaintiff appealed. The following facts were in evidence and undisputed: On August 13th, 1916, plaintiff’s intestate was injured while riding in a motor-car on, the so-called Torrington or Litchfield road running south from the town of Norfolk. The…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The only question is whether the court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant. That depends on the construction of the statutes concerning liability for defective highways with especial reference to State-aided highways, or, as they are also called in the statutes, State highways. Section 1407 requires towns, within, their limits, to build and repair all necessary highways and bridges, “except where such duty belongs to some particular person.” Under § 1414 any person injured in person or property by means of a defective road or bridge may recover damages “from the party bound to keep…
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