Novy v. Breakwater Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while employed in the defendant’s stone quarry, which were alleged to have been caused by its negligence, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Shumway, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $700, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
It is alleged in the plaintiff’s complaint that on the 9th day of November, 1912, the plaintiff was employed in the defendant’s stone quarry, where he was injured by a stone falling from a bank. The cause of the injury was averred to have been the negligence of the defendant in failing to inspect the bank, or to remove any loose stones or dirt so as to prevent the same from falling upon the plaintiff or other employees while engaged in said work, or to take any other means to render the place where the plaintiff was at work a reasonably safe place in which to work.
The plaintiff offered…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Belevicze v. Platt Bros & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Baer v. Baird Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Gerardi v. DriscollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Tenney v. Baird Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
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