Legal Opinion
Petrizzo v. Commercial Contractors Corporation
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 17, 1965PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The plaintiff Thomas J. Petrizzo sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when steel beams, which had been loaded on a truck by the defendant, fell from the truck as they were being unloaded. Petrizzo claimed that his injuries were due to the defendant’s negligence in improperly loading the truck. The defendant pleaded special defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk and has appealed from the judgment rendered on a verdict for Petrizzo. Error is assigned in rulings on evidence, in the court’s refusal to charge as requested, and in the denial of the defendant’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Dean v. HershowitzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Desmarais v. PintoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Noebel v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS CORPORATION v. American Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Smith v. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
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3Cited by44 opinions
- A-G Foods, Inc. v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. SpigaroloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- State v. TatumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Ford v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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