Nelson v. Steffens

170 Conn. 356 (1976)

WINIFRED NELSON, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF DANE CLARK), ET AL.

v.

ERNEST S. STEFFENS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Argued December 9, 1975.

Decision released March 16, 1976.

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, JS.

William F. Gallagher, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

George E. Tillinghast, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Joseph G. Lynch, for the appellee (defendant).

LOISELLE, J.

The complaint in this action, in the fourth count, alleges a cause of action in common-law negligence. The facts alleged are that the plaintiff's decedent, Dane Clark, and her other son,…