Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Plante
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 25, 1978PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
This appeal concerns an automobile negligence action tried to a jury under the doctrine of comparative negligence. In her complaint the plaintiff alleged the following: On or about January 4, 1974, at approximately 6 a.m., the plaintiff was driving her automobile on the Fairfield Avenue eastbound entrance ramp of the Connecticut turnpike in Bridgeport. She entered the main travel portion of the turnpike and while proceeding in an easterly direction her automobile was struck in the rear by a vehicle owned by the defendant New Penn Company and negligently operated by its employee, the named…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. LutzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- D'AMATO v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- State v. CianfloneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- State v. PalozieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- McWilliams v. American Fidelity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
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3Cited by38 opinions
- State v. FernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Filisko v. Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Swenson v. SawoskaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Jefferson Garden Associates v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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