Legal Opinion
Canning v. Lensink
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 3, 1992No. 14259PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
After the trial court had denied the defendant commissioner’s motion to strike this wrongful death action from the jury docket to which it had been claimed, the commissioner successfully applied for certification that “a substantial public interest is involved, and that delay may work a substantial injustice” in order to appeal from this interlocutory ruling pursuant to General Statutes § 52-265a. See Practice Book §§ 4177, 4178. In the appeal the sole issue is whether there is a right to a jury trial in an action for damages brought against the commissioner of mental retardation pursuant to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Glidden Co. v. ZdanokSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- McElrath v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Ecker v. Town of West HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Massey v. Connecticut Mental Health, No. Cv 96-0388542 (Feb. 3, 1997)Connecticut Superior Court · 1997
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