Nelson v. Branford Lighting & Water Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by an administrator for damages for negligence causing the death of his intestate, brought to the Superior Court for New Haven County and defaulted; hearing in damages to the court (Thayer, J”.) and judgment for $5,000, from which defendant appealed. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
In 1887 the town of Branford built a highway bridge over Branford River, with a draw. It was a truss bridge, with a railing on each side. On the westerly side of it, outside the railing, was a platform with steps leading down to a small landing for boats, which was eight feet below the roadway. Ever since the construction of this bridge, the boys and young men in the neighborhood had been, with the knowledge of the selectmen, in. the custom of bathing from it, in summer, and, while so doing, of running and exercising themselves upon and jumping and diving from all parts of the bridge and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bunnell v. Berlin Iron Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Broughel v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- McAdam v. Central Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
3Cited by37 opinions
- Humphrey v. Twin State Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927
- Chase v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Dawson v. Town of OrangeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
- Lengel v. New Haven Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Sims v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
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