Legal Opinion
Rusch v. Cox
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 6, 1943PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDickenson, J.
The complaint alleged that the death of the plaintiff’s intestate was caused by a defective highway. The answer was a general denial. When the case was called for trial, the defendant asked for a continuance on the ground of absent witnesses. The trial was to the court and the court denied the request stating that the defendant would be given an opportunity to present the witnesses at a subsequent date. Trial was commenced and on the following day the defendant again asked for a continuance on the ground of newly discovered evidence and moved for permission to amend his answer to accord with…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Nehring v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Hennessy v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- McManus v. JarvisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Johnson v. ShattuckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Doolittle v. Selectmen of BranfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Gaudio v. GaudioConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- Ferreira v. PringleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Ridgeway v. RidgewaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Fetterman v. University of ConnecticutSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Antonofsky v. GoldbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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