Legal Opinion
Chrysler Corp. v. Maiocco
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 17, 1989No. 13474; 13475PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
This case raises the issue of whether, in an arbitration proceeding pursuant to General Statutes Chapter 743b (Lemon Law I and II), arbitrators have the power to award attorney’s fees to the consumer. We conclude that the arbitrators do have such power and find error in the trial court’s judgment vacating that part of the arbitration award granting attorney’s fees to the named defendant, Richard Maiocco.
The factual and procedural posture of this case is not in dispute. On June 10, 1985, Maiocco bought a new Jeep Laredo from Stahls, Inc., a Derby automobile dealer. He returned the vehicle to…
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