Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Resto
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 10, 1968PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C. J.
The defendant, Essie Resto, owned an automobile which she made available for the use of her nephew, Theodore Ingram, and his wife, Essie. On the evening of February 7,1960, allegedly as a result, of the negligence of Essie Ingram in operating the defendant’s automobile, the plaintiff, Emma Mitchell, was injured. The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant, claiming that at the time of the accident Essie Ingram was acting as the agent of the defendant and that the defendant was responsible for the plaintiff’s damages under the rule of respondeat superior.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Koops v. GreggSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Leitzes v. F. L. Caulkins Auto Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
- Wolf v. SulikSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919
- Durso v. A. D. Cozzolino, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Smart v. BissonetteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Larsen Chelsey Realty Co. v. LarsenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- A-G Foods, Inc. v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Spring v. ConstantinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Antinerella v. RiouxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Matthiessen v. VanechSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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