Legal Opinion

Phaneuf v. BERSELLI

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided February 16, 2010No. AC 30602PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this personal injury action is the relationship between a jury’s finding, in response to interrogatories, that the named defendant was not negligent and the plaintiffs claims that the jury had been misinstracted on proximate causation and on duty of care. The plaintiff has appealed from the trial court’s denial of his motion to set aside the jury verdict in favor of the named defendant. We affirm the judgment of the court.

The plaintiff, Keith Phaneuf, filed a three count complaint against the defendant, William Berselli, 1 a tractor trailer truck driver…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pestey v. CushmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  2. Hammer v. Mount Sinai HospitalConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
  3. Mazzucco v. Krall Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
  4. Burton v. City of StamfordConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
  5. Lin v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. SIC v. NunanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  2. SIC v. NunanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  3. Scott v. CCMC Faculty Practice Plan, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2019

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