Knight v. Continental Automobile Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servant in the operation of an automobile, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Case, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $1,500, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
The plaintiff introduced evidence to prove that on the 5th day of July, 1907, after nine o’clock in the evening, he was the conductor of an open trolley-car that ran between Savin Rock and Mount Carmel. While he was on the running-board of the car and engaged in issuing transfers to the passengers of the car, he was suddenly struck by a part of an automobile driven in the opposite direction to that in which the car was proceeding. The automobile was operated by the defendant’s servant while acting within the actual course of his employment. The trolley-car was well lighted and the chauffeur…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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