Legal Opinion
Levine v. Union & New Haven Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 10, 1941PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.
The plaintiff brought this action seeking to recover damages for injuries received in a fall from a fire escape, claiming that a tread on the fire escape gave way as he was ascending, whereby he was caused to fall. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant, the owner of the building, was negligent, in that it knew, or, by the use of reasonable care in inspecting and supervising the stairway on the fire escape, ought to have known, that it had been in a defective condition for some time, but permitted it to remain in that condition. The case was tried to the court and judgment entered for the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gannon v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Gonirenki v. American Steel & Wire Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Motiejaitis v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Waller v. GravesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1850
- Ryan v. George L. Lilley Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Chasse v. AlbertSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Pradlik v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- Dortch v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Glaser v. Pullman & Comley, LLCConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Imhoff v. WalkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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