Bunnell v. Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendants; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and heard (as to the defendant Taylor) in damages to the court, Q-eorge W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff to recover $550 damages, and appeal by the defendant Taylor for alleged errors in the ruling of the court.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendants; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and heard (as to the defendant Taylor) in damages to the court, Q-eorge W. Wheeler, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff to recover $550 damages, and appeal by the defendant Taylor for alleged errors in the ruling of the court. No trial or hearing was had as to the other defendant, the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. This action was originally brought against The Berlin Iron Bridge Company. The complaint alleged that on October…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
The only reasons of appeal assigned in this case, are the alleged errors of the court in overruling the claims set forth in the finding as made by the defendant upon the facts found.
The main grievance of the defendant is the action of the court in overruling his general claim, that upon the facts found “the injuries to the plaintiff did not result from his negligence, and that the negligence of the plaintiff contributed to said injuries.”
The defendant was engaged in erecting the iron framework and roof trusses (weighing six tons each) used in a building at the corner of two highways, River…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dubuque v. ComanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- O'Neil v. Town of East WindsorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Union Bank v. MiddlebrookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
- Bates v. New York & New England RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- Finch v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
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- State v. KempSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Antman v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Lengel v. New Haven Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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