Belsky v. Sheronas
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for personal injuries., alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Burpee, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $6,000, and appeal by the defendant upon the ground that the damages awarded were excessive.
1Per curiam
Two questions are pursued in the brief of appellant. First, the claimed error of the court in concluding that the plaintiff had suffered a perma nent injury.. The evidence amply supports this conclusion. No question is raised upon this appeal as to whether the complaint alleges a permanent injury, or as to the right of the court to include this element of injury among those for which it gave judgment, and we have no occasion to consider these questions.
The judgment is a large one in view of the injuries suffered, but some of the elements of damage, such as pain and physical discomfort, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gray v. FanningSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
- Wooster v. GloverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1870
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Sadonis v. GovanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Conti v. SeltzerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923