Legal Opinion
White v. E & F CONSTRUCTION CO.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 25, 1963PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The plaintiff, an invitee, sustained injuries as a result of a fall on a basement stairway. At the close of the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed, assigning as error the denial of her motion to set aside the verdict.
From the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff, the jury could reasonably have found the following facts: In May, 1958, the plaintiff was employed as a domestic by one of the tenants in an apartment house owned by the defendant in Bridgeport. The rear entrance to the building, the basement stairway and the landing above…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Morris v. King Cole Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Drible v. Village Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Lurier v. Danbury Bus CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Bambus v. Bridgeport Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Laflin v. Lomas & Nettleton Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Tough v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Considine v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Gore v. People's Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Cruz v. DrezekSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Monahan v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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