Legal Opinion
Buckman v. People Express, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 1, 1987No. 13071PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the plaintiff, Ralph W. P. Buckman, in the amount of $51,595.94. On appeal, the defendant, People Express, Inc., claims that the trial court erred in (1) instructing the jury as to bad faith, (2) improperly allowing a recovery for emotional distress, and (3) refusing to grant its motion for remittitur.
The jury could reasonably have found the following background facts. On December 14,1984, the plaintiff was terminated from his employment with the defendant. On the day after his termination, the plaintiff, citing various medical problems,1 wrote a…
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