Cook v. Packard Motor Car Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for an injury to the plaintiff’s automobile caused by the negligence of the defendant, resulting in the loss of the use of the car for several weeks, brought to the City Court of Hartford and tried to the jury before Bullard, J.; upon motion of the defendant the court directed, and the jury returned, a verdict for the plaintiff for $1, from the judgment upon which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The first count of the complaint alleged that on July 25th, 1912, the defendant sold and delivered to the plaintiff an automobile, for which the plaintiff paid $5,096; that it was kept at the defendant’s garage; that on August 31st, 1912, it was injured through the defendant’s negligence; that the plaintiff was thereby deprived of its use and enjoyment from August 31st to October 1st, 19.12, and that the use and enjoyment of the car was reasonably worth $10 a day. A second count alleged that before the 31st of August, 1912, the plaintiff had employed one Herman as chauffeur to drive and…
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