Bradley v. Sobolewsky
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for a dog bite, brought to and tried by the City Court of New Haven, Booth, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff, who was in the employ of the New Haven Gas Light Company, was instructed by it to call at the defendant’s house to examine a gas-range, concerning which it was supposed that a complaint had been made.
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Action to recover damages for a dog bite, brought to and tried by the City Court of New Haven, Booth, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff, who was in the employ of the New Haven Gas Light Company, was instructed by it to call at the defendant’s house to examine a gas-range, concerning which it was supposed that a complaint had been made. He opened the front gate and entered the premises, following a path which led to the rear door. While on the path he was attacked and bitten by the defendant’s dog, without provocation on the…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The regulations of the New Haven Gas Light Company required that the defendant, as a condition precedent to obtaining a supply of gas, should sign a written application containing an agreement to be bound by the rules and regulations of the company. The defendant’s name was signed by his daughter to such an application and agreement more than a year before the injury complained of, and, in the absence of any finding to the contrary, it must be assumed that the defendant either authorized or ratified the daughter’s act, without which he could not have obtained a supply of gas.
One of the Gas…
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