CITERELLA v. UNITED ILLUMINATING CO.


158 Conn. 600 (1969)

NATALIE M. CITERELLA v. THE UNITED ILLUMINATING COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 23, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Hadden, with whom were Herman M. Levy and, on the brief, John K. Knott, Jr., for the appellant (plaintiff).

William R. Murphy, with whom was Michael J. Dorney, for the appellee (defendant).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, COTTER and RYAN, JS.


RYAN, J.

This is a negligence action in which the plaintiff seeks to recover for electrical burns incurred when she alighted from her automobile on a public highway and came in contact with one of the defendant's power lines which had fallen during a storm and had become attached to her car. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff has appealed to this court.

In her complaint the plaintiff alleged that on September 12, 1960, at about...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases