Gannon v. Sisk
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Actions to .recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried together .to the jury before Haines, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendants, and appeal by the respective plaintiffs. The parts of the appeal which are pursued, relate to certain rulings on evidence and to portions of the charge.
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Actions to .recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried together .to the jury before Haines, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendants, and appeal by the respective plaintiffs. The parts of the appeal which are pursued, relate to certain rulings on evidence and to portions of the charge. The plaintiffs offered evidence to prove these facts: On November 11th, 1917, Edward J. Sisk, now represented by the defendant administrator, and Patrick and Thomas F. Sisk, defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The action is one to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered through the negligence of Brown, the driver of a carriage belonging to the defendant Audleys, who was at the time of the accident a servant in the general employment of the Audleys, but under the joint control and direction of the defendants, Sisk Brothers and the Audleys.
The liability of both the Sisks and the Audleys was in issue, as well as the negligence of Brown and the contributory negligence of the plaintiffs.
The defendants were permitted to prove by two witnesses that Brown, the driver of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. GoetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Budd v. Meriden Electric RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Morris v. Town of East HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
- Bassett v. SharesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Delinks v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
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