Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Albanese
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 13, 1957PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
This is an action brought under § 4307 of the General Statutes, popularly called the Dram Shop Act. The plaintiff Gordon D. Pierce owned and was a passenger in an Oldsmobile operated by the plaintiff Grace E. Pierce, his wife, when it was involved in a collision with a Chevrolet owned and operated by Floyd F. Gilleo on route 25 in Newtown on the night of September 28,1952. The defendant is Pasquale Albanese, who owned and conducted on *244route 25 in Newtown a place of business, known as Pat’s Log Cabin, where alcoholic beverages were sold to be consumed on the premises. The plaintiffs also…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Ziffrin, Inc. v. ReevesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Bertholf v. . O'ReillyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
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3Cited by132 opinions
- American Universal Insurance v. DelGrecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Kaplan v. Merberg Wrecking CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
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- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Mahoney v. LensinkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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