Rooney v. Levinson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the person and property of the plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Dickenson, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $475, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.
The defendant’s motion to set aside the. verdict was properly denied. Under the evidence the jury could reasonably have found the issues for the plaintiff.
The plaintiff requested the court to charge the jury as follows: “Unless you find that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence, your verdict should be for the plaintiff.” The court charged as requested. This request could not be granted properly, unless the jury, under the evidence, could not reasonably find otherwise than that the defendant was guilty of negligence on one or more of the grounds alleged, and that this was a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Fine v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
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