CHASSE v. ALBERT


147 Conn. 680 (1960)

ROLAND CHASSE v. MARIE ALBERT, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF LUC ALBERT), ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 15, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominic J. Ferraina, with whom were James F. Kennedy and, on the brief, Peter J. Zaccagnino, Jr., for the appellant (plaintiff).

William P. Aspell, with whom, on the brief, was George Muir, for the appellee (named defendant); with him were Edward J. Foley and, on the brief, Warren Maxwell, for the appellee (defendant Daigle).

BALDWIN, C. J., KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and SHEA, JS.


MELLITZ, J.

The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Maine and brought this action to recover damages for the injuries he sustained. No direct testimony was presented to explain the cause of the accident. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants, and the question is whether it erred in refusing to set the verdict aside.

The jury, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the...

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