Finkle v. Marino

The plaintiff recovered a verdict for substantial damages for the death of Mary Farrell, who was fatally injured when her husband’s automobile, in which she was riding as a passenger, collided with a car driven by the defendant Ronald Marino. The accident occurred about 9:15 p.m. on November 14, 1959, at the intersection of Ridge Road and Dixwell Avenue in North Haven. Joseph Farrell was driving north on Ridge Road; Marino, east on Dixwell Avenue. It was a dark night, and it was raining heavily. As Joseph approached the southeast corner of the intersection, he was confronted by a stop sign…