Legal Opinion
Ziman v. Whitley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 8, 1929PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.
This action is brought to recover for the death of the plaintiff’s decedent'in an automobile accident in Bridgeport. The plaintiff claimed to recover upon one or more of three grounds, wanton misconduct, negligence at common law and in violation of a certain provision of the statute governing the operation of motor vehicles and supervening neg ligence. The trial court submitted all three grounds to the jury. The appellant claims that it was error to submit the issue of wanton misconduct because no adequate basis was laid for a recovery upon this ground in the complaint and because the facts…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bordonaro v. SenkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Nehring v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Craft Refrigerating MacHine Co. v. Quinnipiac Brewing Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
- Menzie v. KalmonowitzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Aaronson v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
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3Cited by68 opinions
- Schmidt v. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, CITY OF NEWARKSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
- Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Buckman v. People Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Curry v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Hall v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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