Legal Opinion
Matthiessen v. Vanech
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 16, 2003No. SC 16845PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
This appeal arises out of a negligence action brought by the named plaintiff, Kathleen Mat-thiessen, 1 against the defendants, Dori Vanech and Nicholas Vanech, to recover damages for injuries sustained when the car the plaintiff was driving was struck by a vehicle operated by Dori Vanech and owned by her father, Nicholas Vanech. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff against both defendants and awarded her total damages in the amount of $493,000, $375,000 in compensatory damages and $118,000 in punitive damages. Thereafter, the trial court held a collateral source…
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