Allen v. Pearson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition for a new trial upon the ground of newly-discovered evidence, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Case, J., upon a demurrer to the petition; the court sustained the demurrer and rendered judgment for the respondent, from which the petitioner appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
The petitioner asks for a new trial of an action in which the' respondent recovered damages against her for injuries received through her negligence in the management of her automobile upon a public highway. The respondent was at the time of his injury riding upon a motor-cycle in the direction opposite that in which the petitioner was proceeding when the collision occurred, and in her answer to his complaint in the original action she alleged that he was riding with his head down, as if directing his attention to his machine, and that his injuries were due to his own negligence. The…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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