Mellor v. Burgess & Town Council of Bridgeport

Appeal, No. 296, Jan. T., 1898, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. Montgomery Co., March T., 1897, No. 56, refusing to take off nonsuit. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before We and, J. At the trial it appeared that plaintiff was injured while driving on Front street in the borough of Bridgeport on his way home between 6 and 7 o’clock in the evening of November 14, 1896. He had the choice of going either by Fourth street or Front street, and chose the latter. At the point where he turned into Front street from a cross street, the width of Front street was about thirty feet.…