Thibodeau v. Connecticut Co‪.‬

In this action for the wrongful death of a ten-year-old boy, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. From the judgment rendered thereon the defendants have appealed, assigning error in various rulings on evidence and in the charge. The plaintiff claimed to have proved the following facts: On the north side of Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, near a bus stop of the defendant company, were three driveways entering upon a large open area used as a turnabout space for the defendant company's busses. The area had a surface composition of earth with blue stone crushed into it. A public road extended northerly from the east and center entrances. There was a standard highway stop sign at the center entrance, and the entire area had the appearance of an open public roadway.