Ritchie v. Waller
Supreme Court of Connecticut
ACTION for an injury to tbe person and property of the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant’s servant; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court ■ upon a general denial before J. M. Hall, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
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ACTION for an injury to tbe person and property of the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant’s servant; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the court ■ upon a general denial before J. M. Hall, J. Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant. The case is fully stated in the opinion. In the case of torts the doctrine of respondeat superior applies only where the master has directed the tortious act of his servant, or where such act is incidental to the performance of the services for the master and is in the line of such…
1Opinion of the CourtTobrANCE, J.
This is an action against a master for damage caused by the negligence of his servant.
The court below, upon the facts found, decided that the injury occurred solely through the negligence of the servant. One of the claims of the defendant, though it was not pressed on the argument, is that the court, as matter of law, erred in so doing. Upon this point it is sufficient to say that the record does not present any question of law for review. Upon the facts as they appear of record we must regard the decision of the trial court upon this point as final and conclusive.
In the discussion of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kimball v. CushmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Stone v. HillsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Santo v. MaynardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
- Phelon v. StilesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
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