Legal Opinion
Lake v. City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 5, 1925PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The assignments of error for refusals to correct the finding are inextricably involved in the discussion of the three principal questions presented: whether the claimant was an employee of the respondent; whether, if so, he was merely a casual employee; and whether his injuries arose out of and in the course of his employment.
The charter of the city of Bridgeport gives the common council the right to pass ordinances concerning the police department, and in 1914, this ordinance was passed: “All persons now special officers shall cease to be special officers on April 1, 1913 [sic] before, on,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Larke v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Swanson v. LathamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Linnane v. Aetna Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- McDonald v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Sala v. American Sumatra Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by42 opinions
- Cardillo v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Murach v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Sylcox v. National Lead Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1931
- McCulloch v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- Behr v. SothSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
37 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.