Mihaley v. Edwards

The plaintiff was the owner and operator of an automobile which was in collision, at an intersection, with an ambulance owned by the town of Fairfield and operated at the time by the defendant Edwards. After the impact, the plaintiff’s car proceeded a short distance and collided with a stand*728ing vehicle in which the owner, William Dorkin, was seated behind the wheel. The plaintiff brought suit against Edwards only, alleging negligent operation of the ambulance. Edwards set up a defense of contributory negligence upon the part of the plaintiff. Dorkin sued Mihaley and the town of Fairfield in…