Legal Opinion
Halpine v. Halpine
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 5, 1952PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
This case is concerned with the effect of the defendant’s resting her case without offering any evidence.
The plaintiff offered evidence to prove and claimed to have proved the following facts: Plaintiff and defendant are sisters. It was the custom of the plaintiff to visit the defendant about 1 p. m. on Sunday afternoons. On Sunday, October 24, 1948, the defendant expected the plaintiff at the usual time. Her porch had been painted two days before and a broom had been used as a barrier to keep people off the wet paint. On Sunday she removed the broom about 9:30 a. m. It was not raining at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Middletown Trust Co. v. BregmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Cupo v. Royal InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Milliman v. Rochester Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Lemmon v. Paterson Construction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Throckmorton v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Pierce v. AlbaneseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Russell v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Turner v. ScanlonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Aczas v. Stuart Heights, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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