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OBEREMPT v. EGRI

176 Conn. 652 (1979)

BARBARA C. OBEREMPT, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF DONALD A. OBEREMPT, JR.) v. NICHOLAS EGRI ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released February 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Gallagher, with whom, on the brief, were Leander C. Gray and Richard L. Shiffrin, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Kevin T. Gormley, for the appellees (defendants).

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS.

PETERS, J.

This case is a wrongful death action arising out of an automobile-truck accident on the Connecticut Turnpike that led to the electrocution of a passerby who attempted rescue. Suit was brought by the plaintiff, Barbara C. Oberempt, as administratrix of the estate of Donald A. Oberempt, to recover damages for the death of the decedent rescuer. The suit originally alleged negligence on the part of five defendants: Nicholas Egri, the driver of the automobile...

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