Legal Opinion

Ames v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided September 12, 2002No. SC 16831PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 70 Conn. App. 790 (AC 21320), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that, pursuant to General Statutes § 14-52, the plaintiff was not entitled to recover punitive damages and attorney’s fees against the surety bond issued by the intervening defendant, Western Surety Company?”

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ames v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ames v. CommissionerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004