Boudakian v. Town of Westport

On June 2, 1958, Elizabeth Westman, a resident of Westport, was struck by an automobile as she was crossing Route 6 in North Westport. As a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, she died on June 27. At the time of her death she was seventy-seven. Elsie Annette Boudakian, her daughter, was appointed adminis-tratrix of the estate on July 16,1958. She and her brother, C. J. Westman, are the only heirs. The administratrix instituted an action of tort against the driver of the automobile, with one count for conscious suffering, and another count for wrongful death. The case was settled…