Schrayer v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the death of the plaintiff’s intestate and alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before Máltbie, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $5,000, and appeal by the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtShumway, J.
The material facts which present the question of law the defendants raised by the appeal are these: The plaintiff’s intestate, George L. Kavano, a boy about fifteen years old, was killed on April 19th, 1917. He was struck by an automobile truck on Main Street, in tbe city of Norwalk. He was riding a bicycle and George Ayrault was driving tbe truck. Ayrault was employed by the defendants as a truck driver at the time. He was returning from a trip made to deliver merchandise for the defendants. It was about half past twelve o’clock, and it was his intention to go home for his dinner. Ayrault…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ritchie v. WallerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893
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