Legal Opinion
Nolan v. Morelli
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 17, 1967PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C. J.
The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, James Nolan, instituted this action, in six counts, under our wrongful death statute (General Statutes § 52-555) for the recovery of damages for his death. The basic claim is that the death was caused by the decedent’s intoxication, which in turn was caused by the defendants’ sales to him of intoxicating liquor, and that this intoxication caused him so to operate his motor car as to collide with a tree, as a result of which he sustained the injuries from which he died the same day.
The first three counts of the complaint…
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