Legal Opinion
DePaola v. Seamour
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 6, 1972PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacDonald, J.
The plaintiff, while walking across Orange Avenue, a public highway, also known as the Boston Post Road, in the town of West Haven, was struck by an automobile operated by the defendant and suffered injuries for which she sought to re*248cover damages from the defendant, who pleaded contributory negligence as his sole special defense. From the judgment of the court in denying the plaintiff’s motion to set aside the verdict, she has appealed to this court.
The claims of error first pressed relate to the failure of the trial court on the request of the plaintiff to charge the jury on the doctrine of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Fine v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
- Amato v. DesentiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Correnti v. CatinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Quednau v. LangrishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Shulman v. ShulmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Stewart v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Herb v. KerrSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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