Lilly v. Town of Woodstock
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for an injury from a defective highway of the defendant town ; brought to the Superior Court in Windham County. The defendant demurred to the complaint, and the court (Prentice, J.,') held it insufficient and rendered judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff appealed. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSeymour, J.
This is an action to recover for injuries to person and property occasioned by the defendant’s defective highway.
The plaintiff annexed to, and made a part of, his complaint the written notice which, under section 2678 of the General Statutes, he gave to the defendant's selectman. The defendant demurred to the complaint on the ground *220that the notice is insufficient in that it does not properly-set forth the injury and the nature and cause thereof, and the time and place of its occurrence, in manner and form as required by the statute. The Superior Court sustained the demurrer, and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. Town of SouthburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- Tuttle v. Town of WinchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1883
- Biesiegel v. Town of SeymourSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Cassidy v. Town of SouthburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
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