NOLAN v. MORELLI


154 Conn. 432 (1967)

JOSEPHINE NOLAN, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF JAMES NOLAN) v. DOLINDO MORELLI ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided January 17, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Mangan, Jr., and Alan A. Green, with whom was Thomas C. Marshall, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Bertrand Quinto, with whom, on the brief, was Jeffrey M. Mines, for the appellee (defendant Morrocco).

Frank DeNezzo, with whom, on the brief, was Gerald R. Swirsky, for the appellees (defendants Morelli et al.).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, Js.


KING, C. J.

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, James Nolan, instituted this action, in six counts, under our wrongful death statute (General Statutes § 52-555) for the recovery of damages for his death. The basic claim is that the death was caused by the decedent's intoxication, which in turn was caused by the defendants' sales to him of intoxicating liquor, and that this intoxication caused him so to operate his motor car...

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