Legal Opinion
Buytkus v. Second National Bank
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 26, 1940PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.
The decedent was killed by an electric shock while working on a hot water storage tank in the cellar of an apartment house owned by the defendant. At the time, he was working for his immediate employer, the State Welding Company. The plaintiff brought this action, based on negligence, to recover for the decedent’s death. The defendant in its answer, after denying the allegations of negligence, set up as a special defense that the decedent was employed by a subcontractor of the defendant, and the defendant was liable, if at all, only under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bogoratt v. Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Fox v. Fafnir Bearing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Massolini v. DriscollSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Hoard v. Sears Roebuck Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- Frederick Raff Co. v. MurphySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Crisanti v. Cremo Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Pelletier v. SordoniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Bates v. Connecticut Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Farrell v. L. G. DeFelice & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- Bown v. Waterbury Battery Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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