Turner v. Caldwell

The plaintiff’s cause of action arises out of the alleged negligence of one of the defendants in the operation and control of a motor vehicle. That defendant, in a special defense, alleges that she was suddenly stricken by mental illness which she had no cause to anticipate, thereby rendering it impossible for her to control her vehicle. The plaintiff filed a motion to strike, on the ground that temporary insanity is not a defense to an action grounded in negligence.

The only Connecticut case cited by either party, or of which the court is aware, which discusses insanity as a defense in a…