Buckbee v. Schofield

About 12.45 a.m. on December 4th, 1927, a clear moonlight night, in the village of Noroton, the defendant, seeing two people apparently desiring a ride, stopped his car near the curb, put it in reverse, and backed at an angle of 45° toward the center of the highway, where his car was struck by that of the plaintiff.

This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover for the damage done to her car as a result of this accident. The trial court held that in-backing his car from the position at the curb the defendant acted as an ordinarily prudent man would have done under similar circumstances…