Legal Opinion
Simms v. Chaisson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 21, 2006No. SC 17409PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether the trial court abused its discretion in awarding substantial attorney’s fees under General Statutes § 52-571c (b) 1 to plaintiffs who recovered only nominal damages. The defendants, Wilfred Chaisson and Michelle Chaisson, appeal from the judgment of the trial court awarding to the plaintiffs Tarvis Simms and Christopher Johnson 2 attorney’s fees pursuant to § 52-571c (b). The defendants claim that the trial court improperly awarded attorney’s fees to the plaintiffs after the jury awarded the plaintiffs only nominal…
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