Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Noble E. Pierce, for the appellant (plaintiff). John T. Robinson, for the appellee (defendant). Judges PER CURIAM. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. EUGENE F. COURTNEY vs. THE CONNECTICUT COMPANY. PER CURIAM. The jury could not, upon the evidence presented in this case, reasonably have found that the plaintiff was free from negligence proximately contributing to produce the injuries complained of. A verdict for the defendant was therefore properly directed. Fay v. Hartford Springfield Street Ry. Co., 81 Conn. 330, 338, 71 A. 364.