Legal Opinion
Warren v. City of Bridgeport
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 28, 1942PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDickenson, J.
In this action, tried to a jury, a passenger in a private automobile sued the defendant city for personal injuries arising out of a collision between that car and a mechanical street sweeper belonging to the city and operated by its employee. The complaint contained a first count based on negligence and a second count based on nuisance. A verdict was rendered for the plaintiff. A motion to set this verdict aside was made by the defendant on the grounds that it was against the law and the evidence and was excessive. It was granted upon these grounds and also because of errors in the charge.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bushnell v. BushnellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Hoffman v. City of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Brock v. WaldronSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Wolfe v. RehbeinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Brock-Hall Dairy Co. v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Beckwith v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Ryszkiewicz v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Murphy v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Kostyal v. CassSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Dzenutis v. DzenutisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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