Legal Opinion
Marin v. Silva
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 2, 1968PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
This action was brought by the operator of a motorcycle and his passenger against both the owner and the operator of an automobile which collided with the motorcycle. The named plaintiff was injured when she was thrown from the motorcycle on which she was the passenger. A jury awarded her $3000 in damages, and the plaintiffs moved, under § 52-228b of the General Statutes, to set aside the verdict on the ground that it was inadequate. The court set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial, limited to the question of damages, unless the parties accepted an addition to the verdict for the named…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Burns v. Metropolitan DistributorsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1943
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