Hourigan v. City of Norwich
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Actions to recover damages for negligence causing death, brought to the Superior Court in New London County where a demurrer to the complaint in each case was overruled (Ralph Wheeler, J.') and the causes were afterwards heard in damages to the court, George W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff in each case, and appeal by the defendant. * In this court the appellee Mooney filed a plea in abatement, to which the appellant demurred.
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The finding discloses the following facts: The city of Norwich, in pursuance of authority granted by its charter, owns and operates a system of water-works. By means of a reservoir constructed on its land outside the city limits water is collected, and this water is conducted to and distributed throughout the city and sold by the city at a profit to itself, and is also used by the city for protection against fire and in promoting public health. The supervision and management of the water-works is given to a board of water commissioners, subject to certain control, by the city council, and…
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