Larrissey v. Norwalk Truck Lines, Inc.

Defendant poses the following four questions to this court and insists that they should be answered in such a way that defendant will be entitled to a final judgment or at least to a new trial:

Question No. 1: “Has the Legislature ever created a civil action for acceleration of death?”

Question No. 2: “Does not plaintiff have the burden of proving that the accelerating accident is the proximate cause of the death?”

Question No. 3: “Does not plaintiff have the burden of proving the length of the acceleration period and what damages flow only therefrom?”

Question No. 4: “Can an impassioned and…