Raymond v. Danbury & N. R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut
[This was an action by Ebenezer W. Raymond against the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad Company. Heard after default by defendant on the question of assessment of damages.]
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, District Judge.
This is an action of tort, to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff, arising from the negligence of the defendants. The defendants have suffered a default, and have thereby admitted a cause of action, as alleged, but not the alleged extent of the injury, and the question now before the court is as to the tribunal by which the quantum of damages is to be ascertained. The plaintiff insists that he has a constitutional right to have the questions of fact in regard to damages determined by a jury, while the defendants assert, that, in accordance with the practice…
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