Legal Opinion
Bernier v. National Fence Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 20, 1979PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBogdanski, J.
On March 28, 1972, the plaintiff’s decedent, an employee of the state highway department, was fatally injured while working as a member of a highway crew in the town of Killingly. At the time of the decedent’s death the defendant, the National Fence Company, was engaged, pursuant to a contract with the state of Connecticut, in excavating post holes for the erection of a large sign to he located at the intersection of routes 12 and 6. The accident, which resulted in the decedent’s death, occurred when a truck-mounted hole digger, operated by employees of the defendant, came into contact with…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pawlinski v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Pettibone v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1840
- Yavis v. SullivanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Black v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Brodie v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Burr v. LichtenheimSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Connecticut Light and Power Co. v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Speed v. DeLiberoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Williams v. SalamoneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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