Legal Opinion
Schweitzer v. Gilmore
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 20, 1958No. 64, Docket 24692PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.
The questions for decision are whether the judge should have charged the jury with respect to res ipsa loquitur and last clear chance in view of the evidence regarding Schweitzer’s drowning when he attempted to swim ashore after the defendants’ raft drifted from its anchorage. We hold that such instructions were not required and affirm the judgment for the defendants.
Plaintiff brought this suit in the District of Connecticut to recover damages for the wrongful death of her husband, William A. Schweitzer, who drowned while swimming in Lake Pocotopaug, Connecticut on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nehring v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Fine v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
- Ruerat v. StevensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Ryan v. George L. Lilley Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Cristini v. Griffin HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Schweitzer v. GilmoreCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Martha M. Kirk, an Adult, and Kenneth William Kirk, a Minor, Who Sues by His Guardian Ad Litem, Martha M. Kirk v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959