Lederer v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Webb, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate, and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Webb, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant, and appeal by the plaintiff. The plaintiff offered evidence to prove the following facts: On May 19th, 1917, Mrs. Burkle accompanied by her daughter whom she held by the hand, and by her son William, aged five years and eight months who was riding a tricycle just in front of her, left her home on…
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
The plaintiff claimed to have proved that the injuries to the decedent resulted from the failure of the motorman to keep a proper lookout, to have his car under proper control, to give warning of the approach of the car, and to drop his fender when danger of collision threatened.
The decedent was a child of immature years. The court instructed the jury that it “was not his [the motorman’s] duty in the absence of special circumstances, which do not appear in this case, to keep a more vigilant watch for children than for adults, since in the nature of things his lookout must be for all…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Birge v. GardinerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1849
- Brennan v. Fair Haven & Westville RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Rohloff v. Fair Haven & Westville RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Murphy v. Derby Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Dimaio v. Yolen Bottling WorksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
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- Lombardi v. WalladSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- Wilfong v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1935
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