Rogers v. City of New London
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff’s premises alleged to have been caused by a change of the highway grade,-brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Shumway, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $50, from which she appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGreene, J.
The plaintiff sued for damages resulting to her from a change of grade in the highway in front of her premises, the defendant city having neglected to cause damages and benefits to be ascertained in the statutory manner. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for $50, and the plaintiff appealed to this court, assigning as errors various instructions to the jury in the charge, and two rulings on evidence.
There is no merit in the first assignment of error, claiming that the court erred in instructing the jury that the action was brought “to recover the special damages which the plaintiff…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McGar v. Borough of BristolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Cook v. City of AnsoniaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Platt v. Town of MilfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Pickles v. City of AnsoniaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Shelton Co. v. Borough of BirminghamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
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