Legal Opinion
Lapalme v. Tottle
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided February 7, 1949No. File 77854PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtComley, J.
The second count m the original complaint alleged that the plaintiff, while a patron of the defendants’ restaurant, was injured by a fall upon a flight of stairs which were maintained in such condition as to constitute a nuisance. A demurrer to this count was sustained by Judge Quinlan on the ground that, as to the plaintiff, the condition complained of was neither a private nor a public nuisance within the doctrine of Webel v. Yale University, 125 Conn. 515.
The plaintiff has now amended her second count by adding an allegation that “said restaurant and inn and the building in which it was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Webel v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Nolan v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Croughwell v. Chase Brass & Copper Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Clark v. Pierce Norton Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cimino v. Yale UniversityDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
- Muir v. Housing AuthorityConnecticut Superior Court · 1963
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