Legal Opinion
DONITA J. KING, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF DANIEL H. KING), ET AL. v. VOLVO EXCAVATORS AB, ET AL.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 1, 2019No. SC 20097PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
October 1, 2019 CONNECTICUT LAW JOURNAL Page 3
333 Conn. 283
OCTOBER, 2019 283 King v. Volvo Excavators AB DONITA J. KING, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF DANIEL H. KING), ET AL. v. VOLVO EXCAVATORS AB, ET AL. (SC 20097) Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js. Syllabus The plaintiff, individually and on behalf of the estate of K, sought to recover damages pursuant to the Connecticut Product Liability Act (§ 52-572m et seq.) in connection with a fatal workplace accident. The plaintiff alleged that K had sustained fatal injuries when the bucket of an excava- tor became…
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- Campbell v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Daily v. New Britain Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Ecker v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Lynn v. Haybuster Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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