Legal Opinion
Humphrys v. Beach
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 7, 1961PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
In 1956, the plaintiff was the owner of a barn in which for twelve years he had been conducting a boarding and training school for horses and a riding school. An explosion and fire de stroyed the barn, the equipment in it, and two horses. The plaintiff brought suit to recover his losses, alleging that the fire had been caused by the spontaneous combustion of baled hay which the defendant had sold to the plaintiff and had delivered and stored in a hayloft in the barn. The case was tried to the court, which rendered judgment for the plaintiff to recover $21,500 in damages. The defendant has…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Madore v. New Departure Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Edward DeV. Tompkins, Inc. v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Ball v. Town of BranfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Doeltz v. Longshore, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Kay Petroleum Corp. v. PiergrossiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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