Legal Opinion
Dowling v. Finley Associates, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 6, 1999No. SC 15998PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether a general verdict rendered in a prior action may be relied upon as a basis on which to invoke the doctrine of collateral estoppel in a subsequent action between the same parties. We conclude that a general verdict may not serve as a basis for the doctrine of collateral estoppel. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Appellate Court to the contrary.
This appeal arises out of two separate but related actions between the same parties. Judgments were rendered for the defendants in both actions and the appeals from those…
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