Lutzen v. Henry Jenkins Transportation Co.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the death of his decedent caused by the claimed negligence of the defendants. He has appealed from a judgment on a verdict for the defendants on the sole ground of error in the charge concerning contributory negligence.

The plaintiff’s claims of proof are as follows: Burnside Avenue in East Hartford runs substantially east and west, has a concrete surface and is fifty feet wide from curb to curb. Church Street intersects the avenue from the south. Hanmer Street intersects it from the north, opposite Church Street. The surfaces of all…