HICKEY v. NEWTOWN


150 Conn. 514 (1963)

THOMAS HICKEY ET AL. v. TOWN OF NEWTOWN ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 9, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul V. McNamara, with whom was Seth O. L. Brody, for the appellant (named defendant).

Philip Reich, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

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


ALCORN, J.

The plaintiff Thomas Hickey and his thirteen-year-old daughter, the plaintiff Kathleen, were injured when they were struck by an automobile driven by Gerard D. Golden while they were walking along Riverside Road in Newtown. They brought this action against the defendant driver, alleging his negligence, and against the defendant town, alleging a defect in the highway. The jury returned a verdict in favor of both plaintiffs against the town only and, in answer...

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