Legal Opinion
Haffey v. Lemieux
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 10, 1966PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C. J.
The plaintiff was a letter carrier regularly employed by the United States post office department. On April 18, 1963, he was engaged in making a delivery of mail to a one-family house at 68 Pennsylvania Avenue, in Bridgeport, which was owned by the defendants, husband and wife, and occupied by them and their family. It appears to have been undisputed that the defendants maintained a mailbox at the front door, which opened onto the front porch of their home.
The plaintiff fell on that date while he was descending the steps of the front porch immediately after leaving a letter in the mailbox.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hennessey v. HennesseySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Paubel v. HitzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- Gordon v. CummingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Schaller v. Roadside Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Roberts v. RosenblattSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Corcoran v. JacovinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Zarembski v. Three Lakes Park, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Salaman v. City of WaterburyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
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