Legal Opinion
Lametta v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 4, 1952PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
This action was brought May 22, 1947, on behalf of the plaintiff, a minor, by his father and next friend to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on October 17, 1944, through the defendant’s negligence. In a special defense, the defendant pleaded that the action was not brought within one year from October 17, 1944, the date the injury was claimed to have been inflicted. The plaintiff replied that at the time of the injury he was a minor, that he “has not yet attained his majority or emancipation,” and therefore that he was not obliged to bring this action within one…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Schmidt v. Merchants Despatch Transportation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Vance v. VanceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Kennedy v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Demartino v. SiemonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- Tuohey v. MartinjakSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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3Cited by30 opinions
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