Lutton v. Town of Vernon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for the loss of a horse, harness and wagon through a defect in a highway in the defendant town. The plaintiff sued as administrator of Joseph Lutton, who lost his life by the same accident. The suit was brought to the Superior Court in Tolland County, and tried to the jury before Sanford, J. Verdict for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is an action brought by the plaintiff as administrator, claiming damages for the loss of a horse, harness and wagon, by a defective highway in the town of Vernon. In the Superior Court judgment was rendered for the plaintiff upon a verdict in his favor, and from that judgment the defendant brings this appeal. The assignments of error are based entirely upon certain parts of the charge of the court to the jury which are set out in the record.
The record shows that the plaintiff claimed to have proved, in substance, that at the time of the accident, which occurred at night, the highway in…
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