DeCapua v. City of New Haven

The plaintiff was injured by reason of tripping over a bolt protruding from the planks of a bridge over a railroad track maintained and operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, whom the defendant trustees represent. He sued the defendant city and the trustees for damages for the personal injuries suffered. A demurrer filed by the city was sustained and the plaintiff concedes that no liability could be established as to it. The defendant trustees, to whom we shall hereafter refer as the defendants, admit, on the other hand, that the responsibility for any defective…