Legal Opinion
Howard v. MacDonald
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 13, 2004No. SC 17136; SC 17137PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
This case arose from the alleged breach of a fiduciary duty, statutory theft in violation of General *114Statutes § 52-564,1 and exercise of undue influence by the named defendant, Bonnie MacDonald (defendant),2 in obtaining moneys from Hedwig G. Williams (decedent), who died on August 27, 1998. The dispositive issue in these appeals3 is whether the trial court properly set aside the jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff, William Howard, executor of the estate of the decedent, his aunt, against the defendant for statutory theft. We agree with the plaintiff that the trial court…
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