Parker v. City of Hartford

Plaintiff suffered injuries as the result of stepping into a gully on Pembroke Street in the city of Hartford. From a verdict and judgment in his favor the defendant appealed alleging error in the denial of its motion to set aside the verdict, in the charge of the court and its failure to charge upon certain aspects of the case, and in a ruling upon evidence.

The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: Pembroke Street is a public street, legally laid out and accepted in 1913, running westerly from Blue Hills Avenue, and is crossed by Cornwall Street one block west of Blue Hills…