Beardsley v. City of Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on the case for an injury sustained by the plaintiff through the defective condition of a sidewalk of the defendant city; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. The following facts were found by the court: On February 12th, 1877, and for a long time prior' thereto, Farmington Avenue was and had been a highway, within the limits of the city of Hartford, which the city was legally bound to keep in repair.
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Action on the case for an injury sustained by the plaintiff through the defective condition of a sidewalk of the defendant city; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. The following facts were found by the court: On February 12th, 1877, and for a long time prior' thereto, Farmington Avenue was and had been a highway, within the limits of the city of Hartford, which the city was legally bound to keep in repair. On the south side of the avenue, at the corner of Flower street, stood a building known as the Union Hall Hotel, belonging to private parties. The upper part of it was used…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
This is an action on the statute with regard to highways to recover damages from the defendant city for an injury sustained by the plaintiff through, as it is claimed, the défective condition of a sidewalk of the city. The case was defaulted in the Superior Court and heard in damages. The court awarded full damages, and the case is brought before us by a motion in error, the defendant claiming that the court erred in awarding more than nominal damages.
The facts as presented by the record are briefly as follows :—The place where the injury was received is a long established street of the city…
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- Landolt v. City of NorwichU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1871
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