Legal Opinion
Keller v. Carone
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 11, 1951PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
On February 9, 1949, the car in which the plaintiff was riding was struck twice in the rear by a car owned by the named defendant. Liability was admitted, and the evidence was limited to the damages claimed by the plaintiff. Judgment was for the defendants on the ground that the plaintiff had not sustained the burden of proof as to her damages.
The finding is not subject to correction. From childhood, the plaintiff had suffered from a congenital curvature of the spine. Her condition had caused pain which had become progressively worse until, in 1946, she consulted a physician. She was under…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Whitman Hotel Corporation v. Elliott & Watrous Engineering Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Parker v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1845
- Tyler v. AspinwallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Gannon v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Schmeltz v. TracySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Steve Viglione Sheet Metal Co. v. SakonchickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Riccio v. AbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Stocking v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Right v. BreenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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