Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Housing Authority
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 13, 1958No. File 85343PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, J.
Defendant demurs to claim of nuisance alleged by plaintiff, who brings suit for a fall on property of the defendant housing authority, because there is no allegation of notice as required by § 478d of the 1955 Cumulative Supplement to the General Statutes. Whether the claim is negligence or nuisance, the statute is broad enough to include both. In this way it differs from § 2126 of the General Statutes (as amended, Cum. Sup. 1955, § 1180d), which concerns municipalities in regard to a defective highway.
“Section 1130 [Rev. 1902] of the General Statutes, with which we are here concerned, is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Crocker v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Bulkley v. Norwich & Westerly Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Forbes v. Town of SuffieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Hendsey v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
- Stevenson v. EdwardsConnecticut Superior Court · 1963
- Harris v. Housing AuthorityConnecticut Superior Court · 1958
- Weiss v. Greenwich Housing Authority, No. Cv 93 0131151 (Apr. 7, 1994)Connecticut Superior Court · 1994
- Murray v. City of MilfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1966