Legal Opinion
Laflin v. Lomas & Nettleton Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 16, 1940PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
The plaintiff, a tenant in an apartment house owned by the defendant, brought this action to recover for injuries suffered when she fell by reason of tripping over a toy automobile left on the step at the outer entrance of the building. She recovered a verdict which the trial court set aside and she has appealed. The decisive issue presented upon the appeal is whether the toy had been in a position to subject persons coming out of the entrance to danger for a sufficient length of time so that the defendant should have had notice of it. There was no direct testimony as to the length of time it…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reardon v. ShimelmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Wray v. Fairfield Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Vinci v. O'NeillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Drible v. Village Improvement Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Reynolds v. Land Mortgage & Title Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Morris v. King Cole Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Klahr v. KostopoulosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Dudley v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1948
- White v. E & F CONSTRUCTION CO.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Ballou v. Jewett City Savings BankSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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