Wilson v. Town of Granby
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass on the case for an injury from a defective bridge of tlie defendant town; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, and tried to the jury on the general issue before Quiver, J. Upon the trial the plaintiff introduced evidence to prove, and claimed he had proved, that on the 5tli day of August, 1876, he was residing in the town of Windsor, in Hartford County, and then went into the neighboring town of Granby, after a quantity of lumber which ho had previously…
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Trespass on the case for an injury from a defective bridge of tlie defendant town; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, and tried to the jury on the general issue before Quiver, J. Upon the trial the plaintiff introduced evidence to prove, and claimed he had proved, that on the 5tli day of August, 1876, he was residing in the town of Windsor, in Hartford County, and then went into the neighboring town of Granby, after a quantity of lumber which ho had previously purchased, with a team consisting of six mules, averaging 1,100 lbs. in weight, including the weight of the plaintiff…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The motion shows that there was evidence enough adduced on the trial tending to show that the load, on which the plaintiff was riding at the time of the accident, was so unusual and extraordinary, both in weight and bulk, as to call on the court, in its charge to the jury, to give the defendant the benefit of the rules of law applicable to such fact, if the fact should be found. The attention of the court was called' to this point in the fourth and fifth requests of the defendants, which were as follows:—
“4th. If the load was unusual and extraordinary, as to its bulk or weight, and not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kent v. Town of LincolnSupreme Court of Vermont · 1860
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- State v. DanielsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Johnson v. ToscanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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