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PETRIZZO v. COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS CORPORATION

152 Conn. 491 (1965)

THOMAS J. PETRIZZO ET AL. v. COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided March 17, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris W. Mendlesohn, with whom was Charles Henchel, for the appellant (defendant).

James R. Greenfield, for the appellee (named plaintiff), with whom, on the brief, was Francis J. Moran, for the appellee (plaintiff Northeast Coastal, Inc.).

KING, C. J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, JS.

ALCORN, J.

The plaintiff Thomas J. Petrizzo sued to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when steel beams, which had been loaded on a truck by the defendant, fell from the truck as they were being unloaded. Petrizzo claimed that his injuries were due to the defendant's negligence in improperly loading the truck. The defendant pleaded special defenses of contributory negligence and assumption of risk and has appealed from the judgment rendered on a verdict...

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