Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Lupone
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 2, 1948PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDickenson, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by negligence of a waitress in spilling hot coffee on her in the defendants’ restaurant. The defendants have appealed from a judgment for the plaintiff on grounds of lack of proof of agency and of sufficient injury to justify the damages awarded.
The facts found, which are not subject to correction, may be summarized as follows: On July 29, 1946, the plaintiff, a housewife thirty-one years of age and in good health, was seated on a stool at the counter of the defendants’ restaurant when a waitress negligently…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hunnewell's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Sapiente v. WaltuchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1940
- Squires v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Block v. PascucciSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. Longshore Beach & Country Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Bruneau v. QuickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Stults v. PalmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Funk v. BannonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Fedukowski v. FedukowskiConnecticut Superior Court · 1953
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