Tenney v. Baird Machine Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County where the plaintiff was nonsuited in a trial to the jury before Williams, ./., from which judgment he appealed. Error and new trial ordered.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, C. J.
This action, claiming damages for personal injuries, by a servant against his master, has been before us on a former occasion. 85 Conn. 333, 82 Atl. 639. The pleadings remain as they then were. The complaint charges negligence on the part of the defendant “in not providing .the plaintiff with reasonably safe tools and appliances, in not providing him with a reasonably safe place in which to work, and in not giving him instruction as to the danger surrounding his work.” The answer denies these charges, and asserts (1) that whatever negligence may have contributed to the plaintiff’s hurt was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McElligott v. RandolphSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Girard v. Grosvenordale Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
- Belevicze v. Platt Bros & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Baer v. Baird Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Kelly, Admr. v. New Haven Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Dean v. HershowitzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Hassett v. PalmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Loethscher v. CampoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Pall v. PallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Novy v. Breakwater Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
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