RUSSO v. PORGA


141 Conn. 706 (1954)

JENNIE RUSSO v. JOSEPH PORGA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided November 29, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Zehnder, with whom, on the brief, was Joseph N. Perelmutter, for the appellant (plaintiff).

George J. Yudkin, with whom, on the brief, was Harold B. Yudkin, for the appellee (defendant).

INGLIS, C. J., BALDWIN, O'SULLIVAN and WYNNE, Js.


WYNNE, J.

In this action the plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries. She alleged that the defendant inflicted a cut on the instep of her foot with a sickle. Her complaint is in two counts. In the first count she alleged that the defendant assaulted her wilfully and wantonly. The second count charged the defendant with negligence in cutting grass with a sickle and, through lack of due care, injuring the plaintiff.

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