Young v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Trespass on the case, for an injury to the plaintiff caused by the negligence of the defendants ; brought to the Superior Court for the county of New Haven, and tried on the general issue, closed to the court, before Minor, J. . The declaration contained two counts.
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Trespass on the case, for an injury to the plaintiff caused by the negligence of the defendants ; brought to the Superior Court for the county of New Haven, and tried on the general issue, closed to the court, before Minor, J. . The declaration contained two counts. The first alleged that the defendants negligently left upon a public street of, the city a steam roller, which was an object calculated to frighten horses, and that the plaintiff’s horse, without any fault on her part, became frightened as she was driving by and that she was thrown out and injured. The second count, which was…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, J.
This case comes irregularly before this court. It is brought up on a motion in error ; and it does not appear that any of the questions set forth in the assignment of errors claimed to have been committed by the court below, were ever brought to the attention of the court, or passed upon during the tidal. For aught that appears they are questions now made for the first time, and if so our rules deny to the party making them the right to be heard upon them. This was stated to counsel at the commencement of the argument, and it was agreed between the parties that the motion in error might be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jewett v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1871
- Morse v. Town of RichmondSupreme Court of Vermont · 1868
- Dimock v. Town of SuffieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Ayer v. City of NorwichSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1872
- Cook v. City of CharlestownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
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- Bacon v. Town of Rocky HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Mootry v. Town of DanburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1878
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- Patterson v. City of AustinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
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