Legal Opinion
Childs v. Blesso
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 16, 1969PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThim, J.
Carol Childs, a minor, was injured when an automobile driven by the defendant Mrs. Muriel Blesso ran over her foot. Carol and her mother brought a negligence action against Mrs. Blesso and the Blesso Plumbing and Heating Company, the owner of the car which Mrs. Blesso was driving. The defendants pleaded contributory negligence as their sole special defense. After the case had been tried to a jury, verdicts were rendered in favor of the plaintiffs. The defendants have appealed, claiming that the trial court erred in charging the jury on the doctrine of last clear chance and by not allowing…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. HiggsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Fine v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
- Correnti v. CatinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Intelisano v. GreenwellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Duffy v. CarrollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Robinson v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- State v. AnthonySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Lafaive v. DiloretoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1984
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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