Legal Opinion

Dorfman v. Martin Crawford Motor Co., Inc.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 5, 1927PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

The plaintiff charges, in effect, breach of contract, and the defendant, by counterclaim, does likewise. All the issues were submitted to the jury and the following verdict was returned and accepted by the court:

“In this case the jury finds the issues for the defendant and therefore find the defendant.”

This verdict was incomplete. One of the issues was the amount of the damages and the question was not answered by the jury. The court should not have accepted the verdict in that form, but should have returned the jury for the decision of this issue. The verdict as rendered would not support a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fitch v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1918
  2. Smith v. RaymondSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1804
  3. Hamilton v. StarkweatherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1859

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Morrell v. WileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
  2. Ferris v. Hotel Pick Arms, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
  3. Doherty v. Connecticut Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1947
  4. Clark v. ShawSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956

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