Legal Opinion
Desrosiers v. Henne
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 31, 2007No. SC 17866PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, C. J.
This case concerns the evidentiary ramifications of a nonparty witness’ invocation of the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination in a civil action. The plaintiffs, Patrick Desrosiers and Jean Claude Boursiquot, brought a negligence action against the defendant, Courtney Henne, seeking to recover compensatory damages for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The defendant appeals 1 from the trial court’s judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, rendered in accordance with a jury verdict. The defendant claims that the trial court abused its…
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