Dubreuil v. Waterman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for negligently running into and injuring the plaintiff with an automobile, brought to the Superior Court in Windham County and tried to the jury before Holcomb, J.; verdict for the plaintiff for $800 damages, which the trial judge refused to double upon motion of the plaintiff, from which refusal he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, C. J.
The complaint in this action alleges that the plaintiff, nine years of age, was walking across Elm Street, from west to east, in the town of Putnam, and was standing on Elm Street, north of the intersection of Elm and Bridge streets, when the defendant, “who was then operating a certain motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State, negligently and recklessly operated and drove said motor vehicle . . . along Elm Street at an unreasonable and improper speed . . . and so as to endanger the life or limb of persons in said street, and unlawfully and negligently ran said automobile into…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. DalySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Broschart v. TuttleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1890
- Casey v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Stevens v. KelleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Allen v. LynessSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
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- Jack v. ScanlonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
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