Mesite v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to person and property, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Robinson, J.; judgment of nonsuit, and appeal by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.
Franklin Avenue, in the city of Hartford, is a street somewhat removed from the business center, about fifty feet wide between curbs, and macadamized and fitted for travel with teams its entire width. A double line of trolley-tracks runs through the middle of it, leaving about eighteen feet on each side between track and curb. The plaintiff was driving what he termed a “pretty fast” horse, at what he described as a “good pace,” southerly along the west or right-hand side of the street. At the time of the accident the street in its vicinity was, as far as appeared, entirely free of vehicles,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morse v. Consolidated Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
- Fay v. Hartford & Springfield Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1908
3Cited by4 opinions
- Braithwaite v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Simauskas v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Kruck v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- McKeon v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1910