Larsen v. Thomas

Walter Larsen, the intestate of the named plaintiff, was employed by The Connecticut Power Company, the other plaintiff, as the foreman of a truck crew which, on December 23d, 1932, was engaged in renewing a pole on Vauxhall Street in New London. The truck, which was seven feet wide, was parked on the seven foot shoulder of the street with its right side within a few inches of trees marking the east curb line of the street. Larsen was standing in the street, about a foot to the left of the truck and about a foot and a half to the rear of a ladder on it which projected about five feet beyond…