Legal Opinion
Hay v. Hill
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 14, 1950PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiff brought suit against the state highway commissioner and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to recover damages for injuries received when she fell into a culvert on the state highway. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the railroad. The plaintiff did not appeal, and the causes of action against the railroad do not require consideration. The plaintiff had a verdict against the commissioner, and he appealed from the denial of his motion to set it aside and from the judgment.
The jury reasonably could have, found the following facts: At approximately 1:30…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hewison v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1867
- Beardsley v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1883
- Perrotti v. BennettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Rusch v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Hornyak v. Town of FairfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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3Cited by26 opinions
- White v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Hall v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Baker v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Ferreira v. PringleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Bovat v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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