Legal Opinion
Woodley v. Rossi
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 23, 1964PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C. J.
Frank Woodley, the deceased husband of the claimant, hereinafter referred to as the decedent, was killed about 8 o’clock in the evening of March 21, 1958, while he was operating the named defendant’s truck, which went off the road and overturned. The named defendant will hereinafter be referred to as the defendant.
The decedent was employed by the defendant to operate the truck in hauling timber to Higganum, Connecticut, from various woodlots, including one in Norfolk, Connecticut. The decedent was paid on a trip, rather than on an hourly, basis. His home was in South. Deerfield,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Herbst v. Hat Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
- Gordon v. United Aircraft CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
3Cited by17 opinions
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