Brown v. New Haven Taxicab Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for injuries to the person of the plaintiff, and to his automobile, by a collision alleged to be due to the negligence of the defendant, brought to the City Court of New Haven and tried to the jury before Caplan, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $350, and appeal by the defendant. In this court the appellee filed a plea in abatement.
1Opinion of the CourtGager, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries to person and property, caused by the collision of two automobiles at the intersection of Chapel and High streets in New Haven. The plaintiff claimed the collision was caused by the negligent driving of the defendant’s automobile. The defendant denied negligence, claimed contributory negligence by the plaintiff, and counterclaimed for damages to his automobile due to plaintiff’s negligence. The plaintiff recovered a verdict which the court refused to set aside, and the case comes to this court on defendant’s appeal, claiming error by the…
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