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Swainbank v. Coombs

Connecticut Superior Court

Decided May 18, 1955No. File 14236PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.

This was an action for assault and battery brought against the defendant Coombs as the actor, and against the other defendants as constituting the board of education of Woodbury.

The complaint as amended alleges, in brief, that the plaintiff was a sophomore in Woodbury High School; that between classes he entered his home classroom to get books from his desk for the next class; that as he did so, he was whistling; that the defendant Coombs, the principal, struck him on the left ear with his, Coombs’s open hand, causing the personal injuries to recover damages for which this action of assault…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Norwalk Teachers' Ass'n v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
  2. Veits v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
  3. Lee Bros. Furniture Co. v. CramSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
  4. Anselmo v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
  5. Bartlett v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sansone v. BechtelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. Simpson v. Powered Products of Mich., Inc.Connecticut Superior Court · 1963
  3. Plasse v. Board of Education of GrotonConnecticut Superior Court · 1969
  4. Logan v. City of New HavenConnecticut Superior Court · 2005
  5. Carrington v. Sullivan, No. 35 97 78 (Jan. 29, 1991)Connecticut Superior Court · 1991

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