Lennon v. Rawitzer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by an operative in a factory of the defendants, to recover damages for an injury by falling into an elevator well by reason of a defect in the elevator and the machinery connected with it, such defect being owing to the negligence of the defendants; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County.
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Action by an operative in a factory of the defendants, to recover damages for an injury by falling into an elevator well by reason of a defect in the elevator and the machinery connected with it, such defect being owing to the negligence of the defendants; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County. The defendants filed an answer, but were afterwards by consent of the court defaulted, and the case upon their motion was heard in damages by the court (Penn, J.) Facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for nominal damages, and appeal by the plaintiff. The case is sufficiently…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
This is a suit to recover damages for a personal injury to an operative employed in the defendants’ factory, occasioned by his falling into an elevator well while attempting to operate the elevator.
The defendants filed an answer, but afterwards, with the consent of the court, withdrew their appearance and submitted to a judgment by default. The court, upon the defendants’ motion, granted a hearing in damages, and assessed the same at the nominal sum of fifty dollars. The plaintiff contends that the judgment was erroneous in three respects:—
First. Because the court assessed the damages,…
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