FREEMAN v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INS. CO.


147 Conn. 713 (1960)

LUCINDA G. FREEMAN, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF BEN FREEMAN) v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 6, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Courtney, Jr., with whom was William J. Shea, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

Joseph P. Cooney, with whom were Patrick J. Flaherty and, on the brief, Henry F. Cooney and John F. Scully for the appellee (plaintiff).

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


MURPHY, J.

The plaintiff is the administratrix of the estate of Ben Freeman, who died as the result of injuries sustained when the automobile in which he was riding crashed into a building. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment in a suit against Charles B. Clement, administrator of the estate of Jane Clement, the operator of the automobile, to recover damages for Freeman's death. The automobile was owned by Lee Motor Sales, Inc., and was insured for liability...

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