SEARS v. CURTIS


147 Conn. 311 (1960)

JOSEPH SEARS v. WILMONT D. CURTIS ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 28, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Seltzer, with whom, on the brief, was Julius B. Schatz, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Philip R. Shiff, for the appellees (defendants).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY and MELLITZ, Js.


KING, J.

A tractor-trailer truck, while being operated by the plaintiff westerly on route 15 in East Hartford at about 1:30 a.m. on April 19, 1954, collided with the defendants' tractor-trailer truck, which was parked facing west. To what extent the defendants' vehicle was off the traveled portion of the highway and whether any lights were displayed which were visible to one approaching, as was the plaintiff, from the rear, were disputed matters. The jury brought...

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