Legal Opinion
Pinto v. Spigner
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 24, 1972PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacDonald, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries arising out of an intersection collision between his motorcycle and an automobile operated by the defendant. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the defendant rested and, on her motion, the court directed a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff appealed from the final judgment and assigned as error the trial court’s refusal to set the verdict aside.
“The court’s action in directing the verdict for the defendants can be sustained only if the jury could not reasonably and legally have reached a conclusion other than…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Mahoney v. BeatmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Ardoline v. KeeganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Console v. NickouSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Terminal Taxi Co. v. FlynnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1968
- Miranti v. Brookside Shopping Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Petyan v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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- Lawrence v. KozlowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Johnson v. FlammiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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