Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 18, 1928PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBanks, J.
The plaintiff brought this action against the city of New Haven to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by her as a result of tripping over a wire which was stretched around a grass plot between the sidewalk and the curb in front of property owned by the defendants Damato in the city of New Haven. Under and by virtue of a charter provision the city cited in the defendants Damato as codefendants and filed a cross-complaint in which it sought to recover from them any damages for which it might be held liable to the plaintiff. The plaintiff and her sister, who live on Dorman Street in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City of Birmingham v. CarleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Dougherty v. . Village of HorseheadsNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Tiesler v. Town of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Teague v. City of BloomingtonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1907
- Raymond v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1850
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Chazen v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Stevens v. NeligonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Hay v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Rogers v. City of MeridenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- McNamee v. Woodbury Congregation of Jehovah's WitnessesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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