Pomponio v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for damages for negligently causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the District Court of Waterbury, and thence by the plaintiff’s appeal to the Superior Court for New Haven County, where the case was heard in damages by the court, Prentice, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $3,750 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Action for damages for negligently causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the District Court of Waterbury, and thence by the plaintiff’s appeal to the Superior Court for New Haven County, where the case was heard in damages by the court, Prentice, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $3,750 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. I. The fundamental question is whether the deceased was upon the crossing at the time of the accident by reason of the implied…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is an action brought to recover damages for injuries claimed to have been inflicted by the defendant upon the plaintiff’s intestate, causing his death. The court below, upon the facts found, rendered judgment for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.
The following is the substance of the finding: — The intesrate, Germaio Pomponio, was, when injured, working for Holmes, Booth and Hayden, a corporation, in Waterbury. The shops of said corporation are located upon both sides of the defendant’s railroad, and extend for a considerable distance parallel with it. Germaio was employed in…
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