CHAZEN v. NEW BRITAIN


148 Conn. 349 (1961)

DANIEL CHAZEN v. CITY OF NEW BRITAIN

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 2, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank DeNezzo, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Paul J. McQuillan, corporation counsel, for the appellee (defendant).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, JS.


SHEA, J.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries which he sustained as a result of a fall on a public highway in the defendant city. The first count of his complaint is based on what is now General Statutes § 13-11, which provides for the recovery of damages by a person injured by means of a defective road. The second count is based on nuisance. The court rendered judgment for the defendant and the plaintiff has appealed.

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