Legal Opinion
Buckley v. Lovallo
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 1, 1984No. (2372)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
This is a medical malpractice action brought by the plaintiff against Frank Lovallo, a general surgeon, and Sharon Hospital. The plaintiff appeals 1 from the judgment, claiming error in the direc tion of the verdict for the hospital, and in an evidentiary ruling and the jury charge affecting damages. Lovallo cross appeals claiming insufficiency of the evidence against him. We find error only on the plaintiff’s appeal regarding the issue of damages.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. The plaintiff sought a breast reduction operation after losing approximately seventy…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Montinieri v. Southern New England Telephone, Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Logan v. Greenwich Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Sestito v. City of GrotonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Pisel v. Stamford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Hardy v. BrantleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Crochiere v. Board of Education of Town of EnfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Boehm v. KishSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Aspiazu v. OrgeraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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