Breen v. Town of Cornwall
Decision Date | 01 November 1900 |
Parties | BREEN v. TOWN OF CORNWALL. |
Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
Appeal from superior court, Litchfield county; Silas A. Robinson, Judge.
Action by Julia C. Breen against the town of Cornwall for personal injuries caused by defective highway. The court sustained defendant's demurrer to the complaint, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed.
Paragraphs 1, 4, and 5 of the complaint are as follows: The statutory notice given by * * *"plaintiff to defendant, and set forth in the complaint, is as follows: The defendant demurred to the complaint upon the grounds that the notice did not contain a sufficient...
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