Hammarlund v. Troiano

The plaintiff recovered a judgment for personal injuries and property damage caused when his automobile, which he was operating, collided with the defendant’s cows in the public highway. He was driving west on route 80 in North Branford at 2:30 a.m. on September 9, 1949. At the place where the accident occurred, route 80 was a rural blacktop highway and there was no artificial lighting. The cows were black and white Holsteins, difficult to see under the prevailing conditions. The defendant claims that there was no proof that the presence of the cows on the highway was due to any negligence on…