Shea v. Corbett
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Actions to recover damages for injury to person and property alleged to have been caused by negligence in the operation of defendant’s automobile, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County, where demurrers to the complaints were overruled (Walsh, J.) and the cases were tried together to the jury before Booth, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in each case, from which the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGager, J.
Shea’s action was to recover for injury to his automobile, due to defendant’s negligence in the operation of his automobile; and Slonski’s action was to recover for personal injuries due to the same acts of negligence.
The facts material to the appeal are brief: Shea was a resident of Connecticut and his automobile was lawfully registered under the laws of Connecticut; this automobile was being operated by Slonski, the plaintiff in the second case. Slonski was a resident of New York, was an operator duly licensed under the laws of that State, and had operated his car in Connecticut for a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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