Legal Opinion

Jackson v. Brown

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 6, 1927PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, J.

The negligence of the defendant as

alleged and as found by the court is not contested upon the appeal; the single question before us is upon the defendant’s claim that the legal inference and conclusion logically to be drawn from the facts found by the court are that the plaintiff was “chargeable with negligence contributing proximately and essentially to his injury.” The court did not adopt an erroneous rule of law in reaching its conclusion that the plaintiff’s own negligence did not directly and materially contribute to the collision between plaintiff’s and defendant’s automobiles. The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Neumann v. ApterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
  2. Laufer v. Bridgeport Traction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
  3. Russell v. VergasonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
  4. Rohde v. NockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
  5. Woodhull v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1924

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Floyd v. Fruit Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
  2. Mesite v. KirchensteinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  3. Keyes v. HawleyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  4. Jimmie Guest Motor Co. v. OlcottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
  5. Van Zandt v. GoodmanOregon Supreme Court · 1947

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