Legal Opinion
Butler v. Steck
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 20, 1959PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The plaintiff’s decedent received fatal injuries on May 2, 1957, when a motorcycle he was riding collided with the automobile of the named defendant, which was being driven by his son, the defendant James Steek, Jr. The present action under the wrongful death statute was tried to a jury. The jury returned a verdict for $6595.40 against the defendants Steek. The trial court, on the plaintiff’s motion, set this verdict aside as inadequate. The defendants Steek have appealed. The only issue is whether the court’s action was erroneous.
Our wrongful death statute allows the recovery of “just…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Capital Traction Co. v. HofSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Floyd v. Fruit Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Roma v. Thames River Specialties Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Chase v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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3Cited by36 opinions
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