Perakos v. Lombard Bros., Inc.

Plaintiff is the owner of the premises, located on the west side of Main Street in New Britain, known as the Palace Theater. On July 23, 1953, these premises had a marquee suspended some ten to twelve feet over the public sidewalk which contained letterings advertising the current attrac*400tions at the theater within. The easterly or outside margin of the marquee protruded at least six inches beyond the curbing out into the public highway. A truck owned by the corporate defendant and operated by its employee, the defendant Biron, came in contact with the southeast corner of the marquee,…