Gargan v. Harris
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a rear-end collision upon a highway at night, which was alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence in failing to carry a light upon his wagon, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Burpee, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $2,250, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
The plaintiff alleges in his complaint, first, that on the night of October 24th, 1914, the plaintiff was traveling along a highway between the towns of Simsbury and Hartford, and while so traveling, upon approaching a lighted wagon, he turned to the left to avoid such wagon, and after having passed this lighted wagon and turning to the right he collided violently with a wagon, driven along this highway by the defendant, which wagon was without any light; and second, that at the time of the happening of this accident the plaintiff was operating a motor-cycle, and was in the exercise of due…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cook v. MorrisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- State v. RyanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Anderson v. United States Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
- McNerney v. BarnesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
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- Johnson v. ShufordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
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