Legal Opinion
Kanopka v. Kanopka
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 6, 1931PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.
The accident in this ease happened on May 15th, 1927, prior to the date when the “guest statute” took effect. The defendant was driving northerly on the Cheshire-Milldale road about ten o’clock on a dark and rainy evening in a closed car, and the plaintiff, who is defendant’s wife, was riding in the middle of the rear seat, with a child seated on each side of her. The defendant was proceeding up a grade in a lane of northbound traffic with several cars in front and two cars behind, and while driving at a dangerous and reckless rate of speed, overtook a car, driving in the same direction, and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Steele v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- City of Bridgeport v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- Zullo v. ZulloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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