O'Brien v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Greene, J.; verdict for the plaintiff, which, on motion of the defendant, the trial court set aside and granted a new trial, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtBurpee, J.
The only error which the appellant claims to have occurred in the trial of this action and has assigned for reason of appeal, is the setting aside of the verdict because the evidence was not sufficient to support it.
The complaint alleged that the defendant was negligent in anchoring a diving raft in Long Island Sound by means which caused a dangerous, concealed obstruction under the water, liable to injure any person who should dive from the raft; and that the plaintiff dove from the raft and came in contact with this obstruction “which was a part of the means of anchoring the raft, and was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Johnson v. H. M. Bullard Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Tenney v. Baird Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Suga v. HaaseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
3Cited by7 opinions
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