Legal Opinion
Jacek v. Bacote
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 9, 1949PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElls, J.
The plaintiff’s intestate, a pedestrian, was struck and killed by an automobile driven by the named defendant and owned by his wife, the other defendant. The jury rendered a verdict for the defendants. The plaintiff has appealed from the trial court’s refusal to set it aside and from the judgment.
The facts which the jury reasonably could have found may be summarized. The Bridge Street bridge spans the Naugatuck River at Ansonia and is a main artery of traffic between two sections of the city. It is 850 feet long and the roadway is 39 feet wide. There are sidewalks on both sides, and there are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. WadeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Furber v. TrowbridgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Doherty v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
- Rosen v. GoldsteinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Gardiner v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
3Cited by12 opinions
- Outley v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Edwin Affron KartmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Proto v. Bridgeport Herald CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- Lee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Smith v. Civil Service Board of City of FlorenceCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974
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