Legal Opinion
Franc v. Bethel Holding Co.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 22, 2002No. AC 15764PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The defendant Bethel Holding Company appeals from the judgment, rendered after a trial to the court, awarding $270,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages to the plaintiffs, Frank *116Franc and Anna Franc, for nuisance and the loss of lateral support for their properties.1 The plaintiffs have filed a cross appeal from that judgment. The defendant claims on appeal that (1) the court’s award of compensatory damages was improper because it was based (a) on a valuation of two separately owned properties as if they were one unified parcel and (b) on an…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Olson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Pandolphe's Auto Parts, Inc. v. Town of ManchesterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Gurliacci v. MayerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Berry v. LoiseauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Barrett v. Danbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. SanseverinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Dow & Condon, Inc. v. Brookfield Development Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Arnone v. Town of EnfieldConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Suffield Development Associates Ltd. Partnership v. National Loan Investors, L.P.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- Miller v. Town of WestportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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