Legal Opinion
Deacy v. McDonnell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 15, 1944PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
On December 31, 1938, in the evening, the plaintiff went to call upon her sister, a domestic servant in the home of the defendants. The visit was made in the sister’s bedroom on the second floor of a portion of the defendants’ house which was used as servants’ quarters. The plaintiff left the room some time after 9:30 at night. The lights on the first floor and porch of the building were not lighted. In passing through a door to the porch she fell, owing to her failure to realise that there was a step down from the doorway to the floor of the porch. She brought this action to recover damages…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Pomponio v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Dickerson v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
- L'Heureux v. HurleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Ward v. AverySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Maffucci v. Royal Park Ltd. PartnershipSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Laube v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Corcoran v. JacovinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Salvatore v. MilickiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Rischall v. BauchmannSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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