Root v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and reserved by that court, Case, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and reserved by that court, Case, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, for the advice of this court. One of the highways of the trunk line system passing from Wallingford to New Haven and constructed by the highway commissioner at a point about a mile north of North Haven, was crossed by a single track line of the defendant street railway. At, the point of crossing, the rails were substantially at grade, crossing the highway…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
This action was originally brought against the defendant railway company and came to this court upon a reservation, and thereupon was remanded to the Superior Court with instruction to cause the highway commissioner to be brought in as a party defendant. This was done, and the case is now before us upon a reservation, upon an agreed statement of facts, together with a statement of the claims of law made by the respective parties.
The primary question before us is whether the plaintiff is entitled to recover against either or both of these defendants.
The place of injury was upon a trunk line…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fair Haven & Westville Railroad v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Coburn v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- City of Hartford v. Hartford Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
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