Legal Opinion
Way v. Pavent
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 9, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
This action involves a collision between two motor vehicles operated, respectively, by the plaintiff and the defendant. The jury awarded the plaintiff $43,500 in damages, less 40 percent due to a finding of comparative negligence, or $26,100.
The statements of fact in the briefs show that the following evidence was before the jury. The two-car accident occurred on Saturday, April 20, 1974, at 9:59 p.m. The weather was clear, the road was dry and the lighting was excellent. The defendant was headed easterly on route 1A in the town of Waterford at about 55 miles per hour. The plaintiff was…
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