Legal Opinion
Prifty v. City of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 4, 1947PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDickenson, J.
This is an action, based upon nuisance, for personal injuries suffered by a seven-year-old boy as a result of the fall of an ornamental cannon in a public park. The jury reasonably could have found the following facts: Hamilton Park is a city park in Waterbury comprising about eighty-five acres. Among other features it has a swimming pool, a pavilion for dancing, baseball diamonds and tennis courts. It is patronized extensively. A single highway, Plank Road, runs through the park. A small house, known as Liberty House, was erected in the park a short distance north of Plank Road, and in 1919…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hoffman v. City of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Beckwith v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Bacon v. Town of Rocky HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Colwell v. City of WaterburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Karnasiewicz v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Kostyal v. CassSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Stephen S. Pstragowski v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Orise B. Pstragowski v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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