Swayne v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the person and property of the plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Gager, J.; the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant and rendered judgment thereon, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
This action, was brought to recover damages for injuries to the person of the plaintiff and to his horse and wagon. The horse was being driven by the plaintiff, and the damages are alleged to have been received as the result of a collision between the wagon of the plaintiff and a car of the defendant company.
The allegations of negligence áre that the defendant’s servants were operating the car at a too rapid rate of speed, and failed to stop the car so as to avoid running into the wagon of the plaintiff.
The question raised on the appeal is confined to the action of the trial court in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Morse v. Consolidated Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Smith v. Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Farrington v. CheponisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Brockett v. Fair Haven & Westville RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Law v. GallegherSupreme Court of Delaware · 1938
- Sedita v. SteinbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Muse v. PageSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Kelsey v. RebuzziniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Jennison v. DarnielleCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.