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HACKETT v. PERRON

No. 79-022.

119 N.H. 419 (1979)

GLORIA HACKETT & a. v. HELEN C. PERRON.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

May 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nighswander, Lord, Martin & KillKelley, of Laconia (David J. KillKelley orally), for the plaintiffs.

Hall, Morse, Gallagher & Anderson, of Concord (Charles T. Gallagher orally), for the defendant.

GRIMES, J.

The question in this automobile accident case is whether the trial court erred in awarding a verdict for the defendant based on the defense of sudden and unexpected brake failure. We uphold the verdict.

On October 12, 1975, plaintiff Gloria Hackett was operating a motor vehicle in a southerly direction on Union Avenue in Laconia near the intersection of Union Avenue and Summer Street. The defendant was operating a motor vehicle in a westerly direction...

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