Legal Opinion
Coste v. Riverside Motors, Inc.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 12, 1991No. 8963PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment rendered after the trial court granted the defendant’s motion to strike the plaintiffs’ complaint in its entirety.1 The sole issue on appeal is whether the plaintiff has alleged a cause of action in common law negligence for damages arising out of an automobile accident occurring after the plaintiff’s employer would not allow the plaintiff to leave work early to avoid traveling during a snowstorm.
The plaintiff’s complaint included a number of allegations. On January 19, 1987, the plaintiff was an automobile mechanic employed by the defendant, an…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- D'Ulisse-Cupo v. Board of Directors of Notre Dame High SchoolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Morris v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by30 opinions
- RK Constructors, Inc. v. Fusco Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- S.M.S. Textile Mills, Inc. v. Brown, Jacobson, Tillinghast, Lahan & King, P.C.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Westport Bank & Trust Co. v. CorcoranSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Shegog v. ZabreckyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Hall v. WinfreyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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