Opinion
Argued December 9, 1969
Decided December 10, 1969
Action to recover damages for injury to person and property, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendants, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County, where a default for failure to appear was entered against the named defendant, and the issues were tried to the jury before Googel, J.; verdict and judgment for the defendant Richard Dignazio and appeal by the plaintiffs. Error; new trial.
William V. Dworski, for the appellants (plaintiffs).
Manuel B. Clark, for the appellee (defendant Dignazio).
The charge failed to distinguish between an admission and an inconsistent statement. Sears v. Curtis, 147 Conn. 311, 315, 160 A.2d 742.