Legal Opinion
Battistelli v. Connohio, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 15, 1952PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The principal question in this case may be stated as follows: Can the plaintiff recover damages at common law for an injury caused by the negligence of the defendants or is he limited to an award under the workmen’s compensation law on the theory that the defendants were his principal employers? The case was tried to the jury and the plaintiff had a verdict. The defendants appealed from the denial of their motion to set aside the verdict and from the judgment.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts: The defendants were engaged in manufacturing ice, including crushed ice.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Board of Water Commissioners v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1910
- Housing Authority v. PezenikSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
- Bello v. NotkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Bown v. Waterbury Battery Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Andrews v. DoughertySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. CobbsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Kasowitz v. Mutual Construction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Gigliotti v. United Illuminating Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
- Crowder v. Zion Baptist Church, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
- Guglielmo v. Klausner Supply Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
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