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NELSON v. STEFFENS

170 Conn. 356 (1976)

WINIFRED NELSON, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF DANE CLARK), ET AL. v. ERNEST S. STEFFENS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Gallagher, for the appellants (plaintiffs).

George E. Tillinghast, Jr., with whom, on the brief, was Joseph G. Lynch, for the appellee (defendant).

HOUSE, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, JS.

LOISELLE, J.

The complaint in this action, in the fourth count, alleges a cause of action in common-law negligence. The facts alleged are that the plaintiff's decedent, Dane Clark, and her other son, plaintiff Timothy Clark, were passengers in a motor vehicle operated by Peter DeLise when the vehicle went out of control and struck two trees off route 145 in Westbrook. Dane and Timothy Clark suffered serious injuries from which Dane ultimately died and from which Timothy...

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