Dundon v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Actios: to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiffs’ horse and cart, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant at a highway crossing; brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County, and heard in damages to the court, Curtis, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs to recover nominal damages only, and appeal by the plaintiffs for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFenn, J.
The court below, after default, and upon a hearing in damages, found the following facts :—
On February 8th, 1895, the' railroad tracks of the defendant crossed at grade a certain highway known as Burr road in the city of Bridgeport. On said day a certain other highway crossing next east of said Burr road, and known as Fair-field avenue crossing, was impassable to travel on the highway on account of certain work being done thereat, under order of the railroad commissioners, for the purpose of separating the grades at that point. On said day and for some time prior thereto, during the progress…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Farrell v. Waterbury Horse R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Dyson v. New York & New England RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1888
- Tyler v. Old Colony RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Kissenger v. . N.Y. Harlem R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Burns v. North Chicago Rolling Mill Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pratt, Read & Co. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Davis v. MargolisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Woehrle v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Hayes v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Sprague v. New York & New England RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
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