Congdon v. City of Norwich
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on the statute concerning highways and bridges, for an injury sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged defective condition of a sidewalk in the city of Norwich; brought to the Superior Court in New London County, and tried on the general issue, closed to the court, before Carpenter, J. The court found the following facts: In the evening of the 13th of January, 1868, the plaintiff, walking down a steep descent upon the sidewalk on Main street, near its…
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Action on the statute concerning highways and bridges, for an injury sustained by the plaintiff through the alleged defective condition of a sidewalk in the city of Norwich; brought to the Superior Court in New London County, and tried on the general issue, closed to the court, before Carpenter, J. The court found the following facts: In the evening of the 13th of January, 1868, the plaintiff, walking down a steep descent upon the sidewalk on Main street, near its intersection with Thames street, in the city of Norwich, stepped upon ice, then being upon the sidewalk, and slipped and fell, and…
1Opinion of the CourtSeymoue, J.
The question in this case is, whether the plaintiff suffered the injury complained of by means of a defective road. The issue was closed to the court and is found in favor of the plaintiff: The facts are stated in detail on which the judgment is-based. The defendants insist that the facts thus specially found do not in' law warrant the conclusion that the road was defective. In general the question whether a road is or is not defective must be one of fact and not of law. It depends on a great variety of circumstances, which it is impracticable to group together into a legal. proposition. A…
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