Zieky v. Beckerman

• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Writing for the Court: PER CURIAM.
• Citation: Zieky v. Beckerman, 112 Conn. 688, 153 A. 163 (Conn. 1931)
• Decision Date: 27 January 1931
• Parties: ZIEKY v. BECKERMAN et al.

153 A. 163

112 Conn. 688

ZIEKY v. BECKERMAN et al.

Supreme Court of Errors of Connecticut.

January 27, 1931

Appeal from City Court of Hartford; Herbert A. Ross, Judge.

Action by Nell Zieky against I. Beckerman and another to recover damages to a truck, alleged to have been caused by defendants negligence. Tried to the court. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.

No error.

Automobile first entering intersection has right of way over automobile approaching from right, unless at approximately same time.

Jacob Schwolsky, of Hartford, for appellant.

Ralph O. Wells, of Hartford, for appellees.

Argued before MALTBIE, C.J., and HAINES, HINMAN, BANKS and AVERY JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This action grew out of a collision between an automobile owned by the plaintiff and one owned by one of the defendants and being operated at the time by her agent, the other defendant. The plaintiff's car was approaching the intersection from the right of the defendant, but the trial court found that that of the defendant arrived at the intersection materially in advance of the plaintiff's, so that the car of the latter did not have the right of way, and that its driver was negligent in failing to observe the defendant's car and in failing to stop in time to avoid the collision. If the two cars were not approaching the intersection at approximately the same time and the defendants entered it first, it would have the right of way. Jackson v. Brown, 106 Conn 143, 145, 137 A. 725; Camarotta v. Kling, 108 Conn 602, 604, 143 A. 881; Horsfall v. Foley, 111 Conn 722, ...