Rowen v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action'by the plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Catherine Rowen, deceased, for her loss of life through the negligence of the defendant railroad company ; brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County, and heard in damages, after a default, by the court (J. M. Hall, J.') Nominal damages assessed, and appeal by the plaintiff. The ease is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Seymour J.
This action was brought to the Superior Court on the first Tuesday of March, 1889, when the parties appeared, and it whs continued, without answer, till October 17th, 1889, when the defendant suffered a default and moved for a hearing in damages. The motion was allowed, and the action came to the December term, 1889, of the court. The defendant gave no notice of its intention to suffer such default to the clerk of the court, within thirty days after the time fixed by law for closing the pleadings, or at any other time. Before the cause was reached for trial the plaintiff claimed the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Birge v. GardinerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Beers v. Housatonuc Rail-roadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Neal v. GillettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
- Smith v. LyonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
- Lennon v. RawitzerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
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