French v. City of Waterbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Cowell, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs for 11,000 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury before Cowell, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs for 11,000 damages, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings and charge of the court. The District Court of Waterbury has certain concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior Court, within the territorial limits of the district, including towns in two counties. A judge and deputy-judge are appointed by the legislature for the term of four jmars, in…
1Opinion of the CourtHamebsley, J.
The defendant, for guidance in the use of its peremptory challenges, might, within proper limits, have questioned the jurors as to their former association with the counsel for the plaintiffs; but the court was not bound to interrogate the jury for it. The omission to caution the jury against being biased by the facts appearing during the preliminary proceedings, especially in absence of any request to that effect, is not error.
The other errors assigned depend on the claim that the court possessed the power and was charged with the duty of preventing Mr. Bradstreet from acting as attorney in…
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