Hall v. City of Norwalk
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff through the alleged negligence of the defendant; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Thayer, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $1,500 and motion by defendant for a new trial for a verdict against evidence. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries received bjr reason of a defective highway, in the month of January, 1892, within the then limits of the Borough of Norwalk. Since that time, under a special charter passed in 1893 (Special Laws of 1893, p. 1000), the corporation formerly known as the Borough of Norwalk has become the corporation now known as the City of Norwalk. This suit was brought in December, 1893, against both the Borough of Norwalk, and the City of Norwalk, but subsequently the writ and complaint were amended in such a way as to make the suit one against the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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