Legal Opinion
Byrne v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 5, 1937PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
The plaintiff recovered a verdict for injuries she claimed to have suffered as a result of a fall due to slipping upon the step of a public bus owned by the defendant, and the defendant has appealed from the refusal of the trial court to set that verdict aside. The plaintiff took the bus in Bridgeport at about 6.15 p. m. on a February night to go to her home. There was a large crowd of passengers on the bus, it made several stops and many left and some boarded the car before she reached her destination. She testified that as she was about to alight she saw ice on the step and as a result took…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palmer v. . Pennsylvania Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Curran v. MageeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Labrie v. DonhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Riley v. Rhode Island CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1908
- Connelly v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bray v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Green v. HNS MANAGEMENT CO., INC.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Swiastyn v. St. Joseph Light & Power Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1970
- Kunz v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Ciesielski v. Wagner Service, Inc.Connecticut Superior Court · 1940
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