Syms v. Harmon.

• Decision Date: 03 June 1948
• Citation: Syms v. Harmon., 134 Conn. 653, 60 A.2d 166 (Conn. 1948)
• Parties: SYMS et al. v. HARMON.
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court

134 Conn. 653

60 A.2d 166

SYMS et al.

v.HARMON.

Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut. SYMS et al.

v.HARMON. June 3, 1948.

Appeal from Superior Court, Hartford County; Quinlan, Judge.

Action by Odis Syms and another against Weston C. Harmon to recover damages for personal injuries to named plaintiff as the alleged result of defendant's negligence in driving an automobile.From a judgment on a jury's verdict for defendant and an order denying plaintiffs' motion to set aside the verdict, plaintiffs appeal.

No error.

Thomas J. Hagarty, of Hartford, (Robert L. Halloran, of Hartford, on the brief), for appellantAmerican Coal Co.

Cyril Coleman, of Hartford, for appellee.

Irving H. Rosenthal, of Bristol, for appellant.

Before MALTBIE, C. J., and BROWN, JENNINGS, ELLS and DICKENSON, JJ.

JENNINGS, Judge.

The defendant had a verdict in an action for damages resulting from personal injuries claimed to have been suffered by Syms as a result of the negligence of the defendant.The plaintiffs appeal from the denial of their motion to set aside the verdict and from the judgment.The appeal from the denial of the motion to set aside the verdict is not pursued in the brief otherwise than as the motion was based on claimed errors in the charge.The appeal will therefore be discussed solely upon the basis of these claims.

There was no serious dispute about the basic facts.Syms, hereinafter called the plaintiff, worked as a helper on a coal truck.The truck was double parked, facing west on Farmington Avenue in Hartford on a cold December afternoon.Traffic was...