Legal Opinion
Wallerstein v. Stew Leonard's Dairy
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 9, 2001No. SC 16459PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The dispositive issue in this products liability case is whether, after the defendant, Stew Leonard’s Dairy, had made an offer of judgment pursuant to General Statutes § 52-1931 and the plaintiff, Steven Wallerstein, had accepted the offer pursuant to General Statutes § 52-194,2 the plaintiff was the prevailing party and was entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees pursuant to General Statutes § 52-240a.3 We conclude that the plaintiff was the prevailing party. We also conclude that the case must be remanded to the trial court for a hearing in order to determine whether the…
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