Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Connecticut Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 1, 1936PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBanks, J.
The plaintiff was a passenger for hire in a bus operated by the defendant which came to a sudden stop, causing her to be thrown from her seat to the floor and to sustain injuries for which this action is brought. The appeal is from the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff testified that the bus stopped “very suddenly” so that she was thrown “headlong” from her seat to the floor, and that she received severe injuries. She claimed that the jury might reasonably infer negligence from those facts alone. The defendant, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Work v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Belledeau v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Commonwealth v. DanarowiczSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Rosenthal v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
3Cited by14 opinions
- D. C. Transit System, Inc. v. CarneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Josephson v. MeyersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Cuneo v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Dokus v. PalmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Andrea v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
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