Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Ives
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided December 4, 1961No. File No. 82491PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an action against the highway commissioner under § 13-87 of the General Statutes for injuries caused by a defective sidewalk. To it, he demurs on the ground that the notice given pursuant to the statute is defective because it does not set forth a general description of the injury. As to this issue the notice alleges: "Mrs. Dunn received an injury to her knee necessitating medical treatment and confining her to her bed and home for many days."
There are no discussions in the cases involving this section which settle this question. There are several concerning the similar provision…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bergner v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Buxton v. UllmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Morico v. CoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Marino v. Town of East HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Dennis v. ShawSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Shine v. PowersConnecticut Superior Court · 1981
- Antrum v. City of New Haven, No. Cv88-0267211s (Oct. 4, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995
- Consiglio v. Motto, No. 375232 (Aug. 27, 1991)Connecticut Superior Court · 1991
- Davidson v. Frankel, No. Cv94 0544340 (Sep. 18, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995
- Martin v. Town of Plainville, No. Cv 93-045963 (Jun. 13, 1994)Connecticut Superior Court · 1994
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