Legal Opinion
Pilato v. Kapur
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 10, 1990No. 8293PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The defendants appeal challenging the trial court’s award of prejudgment interest on damages recovered as a result of the defendants’ breach of contract. The first two claims are subsumed under the question of whether the trial court improperly *283assumed a role belonging to the attorney trial referee. We reverse the trial court’s award of interest.
The plaintiff sued for damages on an oral contract under which he agreed to coordinate and supervise the construction of a house for the defendants. By agreement of the parties, the case was heard by an attorney trial referee, who reported to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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