Legal Opinion

Hoelter v. Mohawk Service, Inc.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 6, 1976PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.

This appeal arose from a one-car accident which happened in January, 1971. We begin our consideration of the merits of the appeal by a brief recital of the facts which the jury could have found from the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict which was in favor of both defendants. Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., 163 Conn. 552, 555, 316 A.2d 394; Hally v. Hospital of St. Raphael, 162 Conn. 352, 359, 294 A.2d 305.

On January 21, 1971, the plaintiff, aged 64, was operating his 1964 MGR sports car in an easterly direction on the Merritt Parkway in…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
  2. State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
  3. Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  4. Rossignol v. Danbury School of Aeronautics, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
  5. Farrell v. Waterbury Horse R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1891

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Bell v. Jet Wheel Blast, Div. of Ervin IndustriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  2. Logan v. Greenwich Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  3. Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  4. Brown v. Town of BranfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
  5. Sanderson v. Steve Snyder Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985

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