Legal Opinion
Creem v. Cicero
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 17, 1987No. 5790PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of the trial court setting aside the jury verdicts for the plaintiffs as inadequate and ordering a new trial unless the defendant filed additurs with the court. The sole issue is whether the trial court’s decision to set aside the verdicts constituted an abuse of discretion. We find error in part.
On June 11,1982, the named plaintiff was the operator of a car that was stopped in a parking area waiting to enter a line of traffic when his car was struck by a car being driven by the defendant. The defendant’s car had left the traveled portion of the roadway…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Floyd v. Fruit Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Katsetos v. NolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Birgel v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Harry A. Finman & Son, Inc. v. Connecticut Truck & Trailer Service Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Zarrelli v. Barnum Festival Society, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Childs v. BainerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Jeffries v. JohnsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- Roberson v. C.P. Allen Constr. Co., Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
- Marchetti v. RamirezConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Musorofiti v. VlcekConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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