Legal Opinion
Snell v. Norwalk Yellow Cab, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 4, 2017No. AC38155PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrescott, J.
In Barry v. Quality Steel Products Inc. , 263 Conn. 424 , 436-39, 820 A.2d 258 (2003), our Supreme Court abolished the use of the superseding cause doctrine in cases in which the conduct of the intervening actor was merely negligent. This appeal requires us to consider the vitality of the doctrine in circumstances in which the conduct of the intervening actor is criminally reckless. We conclude that the doctrine is alive and well in such cases.
The plaintiff, Brenda Snell, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in accordance with a jury verdict in favor of the defendants,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Larsen Chelsey Realty Co. v. LarsenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Kowal v. HofherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Barry v. Quality Steel Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Tetro v. Town of StratfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Snell v. Norwalk Yellow Cab, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2019
- Snell v. Norwalk Yellow Cab, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
- Allen v. Shoppes at Buckland Hills, LLCConnecticut Appellate Court · 2021
- Erik Phillips v. Pneumo Abex, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Erik Phillips v. Pneumo Abex, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
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