Belhumuer v. City of Bristol

The essential facts of this case as they appear in the finding are as follows: In November, 1934, the state highway department undertook a construction project on Terryville Avenue, a public state highway, in Bristol, Connecticut. On November 26th of that year, the highway commissioner caused to be posted at each end of the job a sign eight feet by eight feet containing the following warning: “Caution— Construction Work—This sign legally closes this road to traffic—under Chapter 80, Section 1513, General Statutes of 1930—Pass at your own risk. State Highway Commissioner.” The contract was…