Piazza v. Norwood

The plaintiffs, wife and husband, sued to recover for personal injuries and property damage sustained when an automobile operated by the named defendant, allegedly as the authorized agent of his employer, the defendant Bridgeport Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., ran into the rear of the plaintiffs’ car. Both defendants appeared by their respective attorneys and filed answers to the complaint. When the case was reached for trial, the issues of liability and damages against the named defendant were withdrawn from the jury and were to be decided by the court. The named defendant was not present in court.…