Broughel v. Southern New England Telephone Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the instantaneous death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and heard in damages to the court, Prentice, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for 15,000, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court.
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Action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting in the instantaneous death of the plaintiff’s intestate, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and heard in damages to the court, Prentice, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for 15,000, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. At a former term of this court a new trial was granted in this cause (72 Conn. 617) for the purpose of ascertaining the quantum of damages only. The trial court found (1) that the intestate, Davis, died as the direct result of the injuries…
1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, J.
The important questions upon this appeal are these: (1) Under our statutes relating to death by wrongful act, can there be a recovery of substantial damages for mere loss of life alone ? (2) If so, what is the measure of damages in such case ? These questions will be considered in the order stated.
When this case was before this court in another aspect of it, one of the points decided was that the mere fact that death was instantaneous, and without pain or suffering of any kind, did not of itself prevent the recovery of substantial damages. Broughel v. So. New Eng. Telephone Co., 72 Conn. 617.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Broughel v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Goodsell v. Hartford & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1865
- Murphy v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1861
- Cook v. BartholomewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
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- Kling v. TorelloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Gorke v. Le ClercConnecticut Superior Court · 1962
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