Legal Opinion
Cyclone Fence Co. v. McAviney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 30, 1936PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeowut, J.
The plaintiff sought to recover from the defendant husband and wife, a balance of $2100 due it for the construction of a fence about certain property owned by the wife. The husband, Walter, admitted liability, but the wife, Madelyn, denied it. The plaintiff claimed that the wife was liable upon two grounds, that the husband acted as her agent in contracting for the fence and that it went for the joint benefit of both under the statute. The trial court gave judgment against the husband but found that neither ground upon which the plaintiff claimed the wife to be liable was established and the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shelton v. PendletonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1847
- Town of Ansonia v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Matulis v. GansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Siller v. PhilipSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Brown v. Woodward Et Ux.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Botticello v. StefanoviczSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Bond Rubber Corporation v. Oates Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
- Felsted v. Kimberly Auto Services, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Mutual Communications Associates, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Iodice v. RusnakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
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