Efland v. Guyott Construction Co.

General Statutes, § 2489 (a) (at the time of the accident, General Statutes, Sup. 1947, § 329i) requires that each operator of a vehicle “approaching any intersecting public street or highway shall grant the right of way at such intersection to any vehicle approaching from his right, provided such vehicles are arriving at such intersection at approximately the same time.” If applicable to a given situation, the statute establishes a mandatory rule of conduct *187for motor vehicle operators. Andrew v. White Line Bus Corporation, 115 Conn. 464, 466, 161 A. 792. For the statute to apply, it must…