Wetkopsky v. New Haven Gas Light Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Tuttle, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $1,800, and appeal by the defendant.
1Per curiam
Upon the third trial of this action for damages for breach of a contract for the sale of a house to the plaintiff, the jury rendered a verdict for $1,800, and the defendant appeals from the refusal of the trial judge to set the verdict aside as excessive. The facts are stated in former opinions of this court. 88 Conn. 1, 90 Atl. 30; 90 Conn. 286, 96 Atl. 950.
One Doherty, a contractor and builder, testified that he had a contract with plaintiff for about $700, of which $150 was for moving the house across the street to the plaintiff’s lot, and the balance for incidental work and repairs; that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wetkopsky v. New Haven Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Wetkopsky v. New Haven Gas Light Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1916