O'Bierne v. Stafford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servant, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Burpee, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff to recover $2,000, and appeal by the defendant. No error.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The jury might reasonably have found these facts: The plaintiff ivas engaged in the service of the defendant as a domestic servant, and as a part of the contract of employment the defendant contracted to take the plaintiff to church each Sunday in his automobile. The defendant’s chauffeur, McAuliffe, was, at the time of the accident, taking the plaintiff to church in pursuance of the defendant’s contract. He started late for church. At the time of the accident the car was traveling at a rapid speed of thirty miles an hour. The car was in good condition. It had descended a hill, and was at the…
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