WRIGHT v. COE & ANDERSON, INC.


156 Conn. 145 (1968)

VALENTINE J. E. WRIGHT, SR. v. COE AND ANDERSON, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 9, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Sprague and John R. Fitzgerald, for the appellant (defendant).

William J. Secor, Jr., with whom, on the brief, were Donald McPartland and John H. Cassidy, Jr., for the appellee (plaintiff).

ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM, RYAN and COVELLO, JS.


COVELLO, J.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him when a ditch in which he was working caved in on him. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and from the judgment rendered thereon the defendant has appealed.

The plaintiff claimed to have proved the following facts: On April 1, 1964, the plaintiff was an employee of Hirsch Brothers, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Hirsch,...

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