Clement v. DelVecchio

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion to set aside a verdict in favor of the named plaintiff. The action sounded in negligence. The sole contention of the defendant is that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

The jury could have reasonably found the following facts: East Washington Avenue and Harriet Street are intersecting highways in Bridgeport. The former runs east and west and the latter north and south. During the morning of February 25, 1950, the named plaintiff, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, accompanied by his wife, the other…