Angier v. Barton

By a substituted complaint the plaintiff Viola B. Angier, a resident of Hartford, brought a wrongful death action, seeking to recover damages for the death of her husband, Roswell P. Angier II, in consequence of an explosion of firecrackers, alleged to have been caused by the wilful, wanton, and reckless conduct of John Barton in the state of Arizona. John Barton died prior to the trial and counsel stipulated in argument that his executors were substituted as defendants. Ann Sprague Barton, the widow of John Barton, was, by order of the court, joined as a party defendant. The defendants,…