Legal Opinion
Woodward v. City of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 29, 1931PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
George W. Krooner brought an action against the defendant alleging injuries caused by his stumbling over a water box which protruded above the surface of a sidewalk; the jury brought in a verdict for the defendant but upon appeal by the plaintiff we found error and ordered a new trial. Krooner v. Waterbury, 105 Conn. 476, 136 Atl. 93. Krooner thereafter died and the plaintiff, his wife, administratrix upon his estate, entered to prosecute the action. The charter of the defendant city contains a provision: “Said city shall in no case be liable for any injuries occasioned by ice or snow upon…
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