(DOWNLOAD) "Danzell v. Smith" by Supreme Court of Connecticut " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Danzell v. Smith
- Author : Supreme Court of Connecticut
- Release Date : January 27, 1962
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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The plaintiff brought this action to recover
damages for personal injuries alleged to have
been sustained in a collision as the result
of the negligence of the defendant. At the
conclusion of the evidence, the defendant moved
for a directed verdict. The court denied the
motion, and the jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff. The defendant has appealed from the
judgment on the verdict, claiming that the court
erred in the finding, in the charge to the jury,
in denying a motion made by the defendant to set
aside the verdict and in refusing to render
judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The plaintiff offered evidence to prove and
claimed to have proved the following facts: The
Wilbur Cross Parkway in Hamden runs generally in a
northerly and southerly direction. The parkway is
divided into two roadways by an unpaved center
space seven feet wide, with a curb four inches
high on each side. The roadways are constructed of
concrete, are each twenty-four feet wide, and have
tar shoulders along the outer edges. The parkway
in this area is substantially flat and straight, and
[150 Conn. 37]