Legal Opinion

Schaffer v. Lindy

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 8, 1986No. 3038PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpallone, J.

The defendant has appealed from a judgment rendered for the plaintiff after a trial to the court. The first and second claims of error allege that the trial court erred when it admitted into evidence a sworn written statement that the defendant contends should have been excluded as hearsay evidence. The defendant’s third claim of error is that the trial court utilized the incorrect standard of proof to support an award of treble damages pursuant to General Statutes § 52-564.1

In his first claim of error, the defendant directly attacks the admission of the alleged hearsay evidence and in his…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Alaimo v. RoyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. Dacey v. Connecticut Bar Assn.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
  4. Kavarco v. T. J. E., Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1984
  5. State v. DeFreitasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Stuart v. StuartSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  2. Suarez-Negrete v. TrottaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
  3. Citino v. Redevelopment AgencyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
  4. Freeman v. Alamo Management Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  5. Lawson v. Whitey's Frame ShopConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996

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