Legal Opinion
Stavola v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 23, 1950PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInglis, J.
The plaintiff’s employee was killed when he drove the plantiff’s truck across a railroad grade crossing in Windsor. The plaintiff, in the second count of his complaint, alleges that the death of his employee was caused by the negligence of the defendants. He seeks to recover the workmen’s compensation which he is obligated to pay to the dependents of the deceased. The appeal raises the questions' whether the action is maintainable without citing in the personal representative of the deceased employee as a party, whether there was error in the charge and whether, upon the evidence, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Peck v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1814
- Pomponio v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Mickel v. New England Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Laufer v. Bridgeport Traction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Pratt, Read & Co. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Dodd v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Keogh v. City of BridgeportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Robinson v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- City of New Haven v. United Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Doucette v. PomesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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