Myrtle Blennerhassett v. the Connecticut Company

The finding, which cannot be corrected, discloses that the plaintiff was a passenger on one of the defendant’s busses, which was proceeding west on Orange Avenue. Admiral Street intersects Orange Avenue from the north and the crossing is provided with a blinking yellow pedestrian traffic light. A pedestrian desiring to cross the street can, by pressing a button, cause the light to show a steady yellow followed by red. When such a light is flashing yellow, “drivers of vehicles facing such signal may proceed through the intersection only with caution.” General Statutes, 1937 Supplement, §107d.…