Legal Opinion
Slabinski v. Dix
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 8, 1952PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Sullivan, J.
In this action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have resulted in death, the jury returned a verdict for $5000. Upon motion, the court held that the amount was excessive and ordered that the verdict be set aside unless a remittitur of $2000 was filed. The plaintiff has appealed from that decision.
The jury might reasonably have found the following facts: On March 20, 1942, the plaintiff’s decedent was a passenger in an automobile operated by Frank Giorelli. She was seated between her husband and the driver. While the car was stopped in a line of traffic, it was struck in the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cables v. Bristol Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Brower v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949
- Robinson v. BackesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Prosser v. RichmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
- Briggs v. BeckerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Savino Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Champagne v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Vandersluis v. WeilSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Johnson v. FlammiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Buckman v. People Express, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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