Legal Opinion
Cappella v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 17, 1967PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, J.
In this case, the plaintiff claimed damages for injuries which she sustained when an automobile in which she was a passenger collided with a train at a crossing in New Haven. Both the operator of the automobile and the railroad were made defendants. Upon a trial to a jury, a verdict for $9000 was returned for the plaintiff against the operator of the automobile, Mrs. Margaret Conte, but the jury found the issues in favor of the defendant railroad. Mrs. Conte, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, has taken this appeal. No question is raised on the issue of liability, but three assignments…
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