Labatt v. Grunewald

The plaintiff brought this negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained when he fell on a sidewalk allegedly under the control of the defendants. The defendants denied the material allegations of the plaintiff’s complaint and filed a special defense in which they claimed that the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by his own negligence. The jury were instructed on the doctrine of comparative negligence ; see General Statutes § 52-572h; and returned a verdict for the defendants. From the judgment rendered the plaintiff has appealed, claiming error in the court’s denial…