White v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Bennett, J., after the death of the original plaintiff and the entry of her executrix; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $3,586, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
This action was commenced by Harriet E. White, who alleged in her complaint that she had sustained injuries by reason of the defendant’s negligence in the operation of its trolley-car. Prior to the trial of the case in the Superior Court Harriet E. WRite died, and her executrix, Harriet H. White, entered to prosecute.
The evidence justified the trial court in finding the following facts: Mrs. White, now deceased, at the time mentioned in the complaint, was a woman eighty-two years of age, active, and sound in bodily and mental health. She was a particularly active woman for her years, and was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Powers v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
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