LAMB v. BURNS

(12730)

202 Conn. 158 (1987)

DOROTHY LAMB ET AL. v. J. WILLIAM BURNS, COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released January 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene A. Cooney, for the appellant (defendant).

William R. Moller, with whom were Wesley W. Horton and Mario Paul Mikolitch, for the appellees (plaintiffs).

PETERS, C. J., HEALEY, SHEA, DANNEHY and CALLAHAN, JS.


SHEA, J.

This action was brought against the commissioner of transportation for the state of Connecticut pursuant to General Statutes § 13a-144 to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs when the car in which they were riding passed over an ice patch, swerved out of control, and collided with a bridge abutment. Following a jury trial bifurcated on the issues of liability and damages, the court rendered judgment in accordance with verdicts in...

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