Preferred Accident Insurance v. Musante, Berman & Steinberg Co.

This case is an aftermath of Tully v. Demir et al., 131 Conn. 330, 39 A. 2d 877. Tully fell through an open trap door in a public sidewalk and sued the lessees of the premises who conducted a restaurant business thereon and the present defendant, a produce dealer, whose employees opened the trap door to deliver produce to the cellar. A judgment against all defendants was sustained by this court. The insurer of the lessees paid one-half of the amount of the judgment and brought this action against the defendant to recover the sum it had paid plus certain costs and counsel fees. The defendant…