Legal Opinion
Jack v. Scanlon
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 9, 1985No. 3467PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
This appeal raises as its principal issues the propriety and constitutionality of an award of double damages pursuant to General Statutes § 14-295. The case arose from the following facts: The plaintiff was southbound on a highway divided by a median strip. The defendant,1 driving a rented car, was northbound. At a break in the median, he prepared to make a left turn. In so doing, his car crossed into the southbound lane, in which the plaintiff was driving. The two cars collided. The plaintiff suffered injuries, and brought this *453action seeking compensatory damages. The plaintiff was permitted…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Miller v. SchoeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Monroe v. MonroeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. PickeringSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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