Farrell v. Waterbury Horse R. R. Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for an injury from the negligence of the defendants ; brought to the District Court of Waterbury, and beard in damages, on a default, before Gowell, J. The court made the following finding of facts. On November 10th, 1887, and for some time prior thereto, the plaintiff was duly licensed to make connections with the sewers in the city of Waterbury.
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Action for an injury from the negligence of the defendants ; brought to the District Court of Waterbury, and beard in damages, on a default, before Gowell, J. The court made the following finding of facts. On November 10th, 1887, and for some time prior thereto, the plaintiff was duly licensed to make connections with the sewers in the city of Waterbury. On that day the defendant operated a horse-railroad on West Main street in that city, and its cars passed a given point every twelve minutes. In front of the premises of one Kilmartin, which was on the south side of the street, there was a…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
This is an action brought to recover damages for an injury caused to the plaintiff by the negligence of the defendant, in the management of one of its horse ears, on a public highway.
The case was defaulted and heard in damages. The court below made a finding of the subordinate and evidential facts, bearing upon the question of the negligence of the defendant, and the contributory negligence of the plaintiff, and then added the following: — “ I find that the defendant was not negligent in running the car in the manner above described, unless the foregoing facts constitute negligence. On the…
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