WETHERSFIELD v. NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO.


145 Conn. 368 (1958)

TOWN OF WETHERSFIELD v. NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Kenyon, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Joseph P. Cooney, for the appellee (defendant).

DALY, C. J., BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js.


KING, J.

On March 13, 1952, Mary Burghardt sustained personal injuries in a fall upon an icy public sidewalk in the plaintiff town. At that time the defendant had in effect a policy of insurance covering any liability of the plaintiff because of such a fall.

Written statutory notice of the injury was not given the plaintiff by Mary Burghardt until May 10, 1952, more than ten days after the date of her fall. Under the provisions of the applicable statute, now...

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