Legal Opinion
Hoard v. Sears Roebuck Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 6, 1936PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been received through the negligence of the defendant’s servant. The complaint is in two counts. In the first count, it is alleged that the plaintiff was sent by his employer, the Hathaway Trucking Company, with a truck to a yard in the rear of defendant’s store at Waterbury to empty a bin containing rubbish and clean up the yard; and while so employed he was struck by an electric light globe thrown by one of defendant’s servants from the third floor of the store, and injured. In the second count, the conduct of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Powers v. Hotel Bond Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Bogoratt v. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Fox v. Fafnir Bearing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Rochon v. Preferred Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Seattle National Bank v. CarterWashington Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Jett v. DunlapSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Connecticut National Bank v. DouglasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Connecticut Light & Power Co. v. WalshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Sharp v. MitchellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Kasowitz v. Mutual Construction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
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