Legal Opinion
King v. New Haven Trap Rock Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 3, 1959PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
The plaintiffs, husband and wife, recovered judgment for damage to their residence by reason of a blast set off by the defendant on December 20,1955. There was no claim that any rocks and debris were hurled onto the property. The claim was for damage caused by vibration and concussion under the rale of cases such as Whitman Hotel Corporation v. Elliott & Watrous Engineering Co., 137 Conn. 562, 571, 79 A.2d 591, and Antinozzi v. D. V. Frione & Co., 137 Conn. 577, 580, 79 A.2d 598.
The defendant offered expert testimony, based on seismologieal data, to the effect that the plaintiffs’ residence…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Whitman Hotel Corporation v. Elliott & Watrous Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Driscoll v. Jewell Belting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Vitale v. GargiuloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Scranton v. L. G. DeFelice & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Antinozzi v. D. v. Frione & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Green v. Ensign-Bickford Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- Connecticut Coke Co. v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Ciarlelli v. RomeoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- Somers v. LeVasseurSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- City of New London v. Zoning Board of Appeals of WaterfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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