Legal Opinion
Hickey v. Town of Newtown
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 9, 1963PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcokn, J.
The plaintiff Thomas Hickey and his thirteen-year-old daughter, the plaintiff Kathleen, were injured when they were struck by an automobile driven by Gerard D. Golden while they were walking along Riverside Road in Newtown. They brought this action against the defendant driver, alleging his negligence, and against the defendant town, alleging a defect in the highway. The jury returned a verdict in favor of both plaintiffs against the town only and, in answer to an interrogatory, expressly found that Golden was not negligent. The town’s motion to set aside the verdict was denied, and the town…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Robinson v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Chazen v. City of New BritainSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Pischitto v. WaldronSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Upton v. Town of WindhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Older v. Town of Old LymeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Sanzone v. Board of Police CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Hall v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Baker v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Donnelly v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- McIntosh v. SullivanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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