Edwards v. City of Hartford

The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas denying him damages from the defendants under a complaint charging false arrest and imprisonment and seeking recovery of the expense to which he was put in reclaiming his automobile after it was impounded by the Hartford police under an ordinance which permits removal of vehicles parked in prohibited areas.

The finding, with such corrections as are warranted, shows that the plaintiff, an out-of-state visitor, parked his automobile at a parking meter on Main Street in Hartford about 4:45 p.m. on April 18, 1956. The space…