Older v. Town of Old Lyme

The only respect in which we find the record of the trial of this case vulnerable upon appeal pertains to conclusions, essential to support the judgment for the plaintiff, that the condition of that part of the sidewalk upon which the plaintiff fell was such that the defendant town is liable under the statute (General Statutes, § 1420) for failure to keep it in repair. To state as a legal proposition, even in general terms, what constitutes such a defect in a highway as will render a municipality liable because of injuries resulting therefrom is difficult, each case depending to a…