Robinson v. Backes
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for negligently causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Tuttle, J.; verdict for the defendant, which the trial court set aside as against the evidence, and appeal by the defendant.
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Action to recover damages for negligently causing the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Tuttle, J.; verdict for the defendant, which the trial court set aside as against the evidence, and appeal by the defendant. On November 6th, 1915, the plaintiff’s decedent, Adelbert Robinson, a foreman in charge of a gang which was repairing the highway between North Haven and Wallingford, was struck and killed by a seven-passenger motor-car owned by the defendant and then driven by him at a rate of from twenty to twenty-five…
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
There is only one question of law in this case—how far a trial court may go in setting aside the verdict of a jury as against the evidence. The rule itself is plain, although it may sometimes be hard to say whether it has been properly applied to a given case.
“It is the duty of the trial court in its relation to the jury to protect the parties by setting aside a verdict where its manifest injustice is so plain as to clearly indicate that the jury has disregarded the rules of law applicable to the case, or were influenced by prejudice, corruption, or partiality in reaching a decision.” McKone…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roma v. Thames River Specialties Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Loomis v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- Cables v. Bristol Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- McKone v. SchottSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
- Baril v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
3Cited by36 opinions
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Seals v. HickeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Horvath v. TontiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Jacobs v. GoodspeedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Slabinski v. DixSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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