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- Title: Mccoy v. Raucci
- Author : Supreme Court of Connecticut
- Release Date : January 06, 1968
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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On October 16, 1963, the decedent,
Fred Williams, a resident of Bridgeport, made his
will, naming John M. McCoy and Evelyn D. Roobroeck
as executors. On January 25, 1964, Williams was
struck and injured by an automobile owned and
driven by the defendant. Williams died four days
later. McCoy offered the decedent's will for
probate in the Probate Court for the district of
Bridgeport, and, on March 5, 1964, that court duly
admitted the will to probate and confirmed McCoy
as executor, Evelyn D. Roobroeck having declined
to serve. By a writ and complaint dated August 5,
1964, McCoy, acting as executor of the Williams
estate, brought this action against the defendant,
seeking to recover damages for the death of Williams.
The defendant filed an answer which either
denied or pleaded no knowledge of each allegation
of the complaint and, in a special defense,
alleged contributory negligence on the part of
William's. On October 4, 1964, McCoy submitted a
copy of the decedent's will to the prothonotary of
the Superior Court for the province of Quebec, in
the district of Hull, Canada, and was appointed
executor by that court. Thereafter, the present
action for damages was fully tried on the issues
framed by the pleadings, and judgment was rendered
for the plaintiff. At the conclusion of the trial, the defendant, for
[156 Conn. 117]