Legal Opinion
Allen v. Mussen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 10, 1942PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by her as a result of tripping over a piece of wire netting spread upon a grass plot between the sidewalk and the curb in front of their property. The first count alleged a cause of action for nuisance, and the second for negligence. In addition to those referred to later in this opinion, these material facts in substance were found by the court: The defendants owned the house in which they lived, their land fronting fifty feet on the north side of Fifth Street in Nor-walk. Prior to May…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Peck v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1814
- State v. MuoloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Newton v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Corcoran v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- City of Waterbury v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wilson v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Antenucci v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Fabrizi v. GolubSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Wambeck v. LovetriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Berger v. Town of GuilfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
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