Sibley v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by the defendant from an award of the Compensation Commissioner of the second district in favor of the plaintiff, taken to and reserved by the Superior Court in Windham County, Webb, J., upon the findings of the commissioner, for the advice of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
Preston B. Sibley, the duly-elected and qualified sheriff of Windham County, in undertaking to board a trolley-car to go from his home to Putnam, in connection with the duties of his office, was thrown to the ground and received injuries which resulted in his death a short time afterward.
The Constitution of the State (Article Twenty-Eight of the Amendments) directs that a sheriff shall be elected in the several counties, and the statutes of the State provide the manner of his election by the electors of the county, fix the duties and salary attached to the office in each county, and provide…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Powers v. Hotel Bond Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- State Ex Rel. Rylands v. PinkermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- State Ex Rel. Stage v. MacKieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
- State ex rel. Evans v. GordonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Leonard v. City of Terre HauteIndiana Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Murach v. Planning & Zoning CommissionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Kinney v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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