State v. Block
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Information for manslaughter, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Curtis, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused. No error.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
The information charges that on July 31st, 1912, the accused was driving an automobile upon the highway in Newtown, in which Levi C. Gilbert, then of Newtown, was riding as a passenger; that the accused then and there negligently drove such automobile at a dangerous rate of speed upon an embankment of stones and earth at the side of the traveled path; that such negligent driving of the automobile was done with reckless disregard of the safety of Gilbert and was criminal negligence; that such recklessly negligent driving caused Gilbert to be thrown from the automobile upon the ground, wounded…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. RomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- State v. BantleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1877
- Commonwealth v. HackettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1861
3Cited by25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AlmeidaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- State v. LeopoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- State v. BunkleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. McDonoughSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- State v. GarganoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
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