Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Southern New England Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 17, 1953PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuinlan, J.
This action was brought for breach of duty and negligence in failing to put through a telephone call for the plaintiff as requested by a neighbor and agent of the plaintiff and a subscriber of the defendant at Newtown. The jury returned a general verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant made a motion to set aside the verdict and to render judgment in its favor in accordance with its motion for a directed verdict pursuant to Practice Book, § 234. The trial court granted the motion, and from the judgment rendered the plaintiff has appealed.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Leblanc v. GrilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Morse v. Consolidated Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Bradbury v. City of South NorwalkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- Lebanon, Louisville & Lex. Tel. Co. v. Lanham Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
- Mott v. HillmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Gibson v. FullinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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