SPIESS v. TRAVERSA


172 Conn. 525 (1977)

CATHERINE SPIESS v. JOHN TRAVERSA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Reilly, Jr., for the appellant (defendant).

John L. Gerardo, with whom, on the brief, was William T. Barrante, for the appellee (plaintiff).

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


LONGO, J.

On October 24, 1969, the plaintiff was injured when the automobile she was operating at the intersection of Litchfield Street and High Street in the town of Torrington was struck by an automobile operated by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $20,000. The defendant has appealed from the judgment rendered on the verdict, assigning as error the refusal of the trial court to grant a mistrial on the basis of...

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