Legal Opinion
Ward v. City of Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 30, 1948PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiff had a verdict for damages for injuries sustained because of a defective highway under General Statutes, § 1420. The trial court granted a motion to set aside the verdict on the ground that the defendant did not have notice of the defect.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The westerly terminus of State Street in Hartford is the east line of Main Street. The north sidewalk on State Street, near Main, is eighteen feet wide and lined with retail stores. It is one of the most heavily traveled sidewalks in Hartford. Traffic at the intersection is controlled by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Frechette v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Morris v. King Cole Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Ritter v. City of SheltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Crotty v. City of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Meallady v. City of New LondonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
- New Britain Trust Co. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Cohen v. Town of HamdenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- Yandow v. City & Town of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- State v. FultzConnecticut Superior Court · 1953