Morris v. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on the case for wrongfully neglecting to supply a boiler in the dwelling-house of the plaintiff with water, by reason of which the boiler collapsed and was destroyed; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The declaration contained two counts.
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Action on the case for wrongfully neglecting to supply a boiler in the dwelling-house of the plaintiff with water, by reason of which the boiler collapsed and was destroyed; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County. The declaration contained two counts. In the first the plaintiff alleged that the defendants were at the time of the grievances complained of and long before had been, a corporation chartered by the General Assembly and organized for the purpose of supplying the city of Bridgeport and the persons residing in the city, with an abundance of pure water for ■ domestic use for…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The first question for review presented by the motion is, whether the ruling of the court was correct, admitting as evidence in support of the declaration the act incorporating the defendant company and the proposition of Nathaniel Green therein referred to.
The argument in support of the objection to this evidence rests wholly on the assumption that it must have been received for the sole purpose of showing the duty of the defendants to supply water to the plaintiff’s boiler. If this was its sole office we concede the objection to be well taken, as within the principle decided in Nickerson v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nickerson v. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1878
- Kearney v. FarrellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1859
- Bulkley v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
- Stamford Bank v. FerrisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1845
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hygeia Distilled Water Co. v. Hygeia Ice Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Theron Ford Co. v. DudleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Fenton v. MansfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
- Goodale v. RohanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904