Legal Opinion

Norton v. Petrie

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided July 10, 1890PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of non-suit by a justice of the peace to the District Court of Waterbury in New Haven County. In that court a motion was made to strike the appeal from the docket, which the court (Bradstreet, J.,') overruled, and the case was tried to the court on its merits, and judgment rendered for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed to this court. The case is fully stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.

This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court of Waterbury. The case came to that court by the plaintiff’s appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace. The record of the justice, omitting the formal introduction, is as follows :—

“ This action was duly brought to said court and by legal adjournments comes to this day for trial. The plaintiff appeared and the defendant appeared, and the parties joined in an issue or plea of general issue, as on file, and also in an *201issue of special answer, as on file, and no testimony being offered, this court is of opinion and entered…

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