Burley v. Kenneth Hudson, Inc.

The issue in this case is whether the Superior Court (Bean, J.) erred in allowing the plaintiff to amend his complaint by adding a count for negligent entrustment and in admitting evidence of defendant John McKeen’s prior speeding offenses. We find no error and affirm.

On December 21, 1978, an airport limousine, owned by defendant Hudson Bus Lines and operated by defendant John McKeen, struck the plaintiff, who was crossing Elm Street in Manchester. When the accident occurred, the defendant was northbound; the plaintiff, who was walking across Elm Street from west to east and had crossed three…