Legal Opinion
Riccio v. Town of Plainville
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 11, 1927PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The complaint alleges that there was a tree standing on land belonging to the defendant, the town of Plainville, adjacent to the traveled portion of Pine Street, a public highway in this town, and near the northerly boundary of the highway, and that the tree protruded over the traveled portion of the highway in such a manner as to endanger the safety of the traveling public; that while plaintiff’s decedent was a passenger in an automobile driven by one Peter Mennone along this highway, without negligence on his part, the automobile ran into and against this tree and as a result the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bartram v. Town of SharonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Hewison v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
- Chidsey v. Town of CantonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1846
- Hewison v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
- Dyer v. City of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Hoffman v. City of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Bacon v. Town of Rocky HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Murray v. City of MilfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Murray v. City Of MilfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Comba v. Town of RidgefieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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